official1
/əˈfɪʃl अˈफ़िश्ल्/ adj. 1 (only before a noun)] connected with the position of somebody in authority अधिकारी के पद से संबंधित, पदीय, शासकीय
official duties/responsibilities
2 accepted and approved by the government or some other authority सरकार अथवा किसी अन्य अधिकार-संपन्न संगठन द्वारा स्वीकृत और अनुमोदित; आधिकारिक, अधिकृत
The scheme has not yet received official approval.
The country’s official language is English.
3 that is told to the public, but which may or may not be true औपचारिक (जो सबके सामने आए परंतु जो सच न हो या सच भी हो)
The official reason for his resignation was that he wanted to spend more time with his family.
✪ विलोम unofficial