official
B1Frequent NGSL-1UK /əˈfɪʃl/US /əˈfɪʃl/
Meaning
adjective
agreed to, said, done, etc. by somebody who is in a position of authority
“an official announcement/decision/statement”
noun
a person who is in a position of authority in a large organization
“She is the government official in charge of the project.”
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“She asked where I had learned to speak English so well, and was confused when I said that Nigeria happened to have English as its official language.”
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She asked where I had learned to speak English so well, and was confused when I said that Nigeria happened to have English as its official language.
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