Read the dictionary definition of official. All definitions for this word.
1. someone who administers the rules of a game or sport
1. the golfer asked for an official who could give him a ruling
2. a worker who holds or is invested with an office
3. having official authority or sanction
1. official permission
2. an official representative
4. verified officially
1. the election returns are now official
5. (of a church) given official status as a national or state institution
6. conforming to set usage, procedure, or discipline
1. in prescribed order
7. of or relating to an office
1. official privileges