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English word
official
B1Frequent NGSL-1agreed to, said, done, etc. by somebody who is in a position of authority
a person who is in a position of authority in a large organization
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Tomorrow, your graduation from Harvard will become official, and my colleagues and I will hand each of you a diploma as you walk across this stage.
Ban Ki-moon's Harvard Kennedy School Graduation Address (2023)
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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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