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official

n. someone who administers the rules of a game or sport; "the golfer asked for an official who could give him a ruling"

functionary

n. a worker who holds or is invested with an office

official

adj. having official authority or sanction; "official permission"; "an official representative"

official

adj. verified officially; "the election returns are now official"

official

adj. (of a church) given official status as a national or state institution

official

adj. of or relating to an office; "official privileges"

prescribed

adj. conforming to set usage, procedure, or discipline; "in prescribed order"

referee, ref

n. (sports) the chief official (as in boxing or American football) who is expected to ensure fair play

administrator

n. the party appointed by a probate court to distribute the estate of someone who dies without a will or without naming an executor

minister, diplomatic minister

n. a diplomat representing one government to another; ranks below ambassador

executive, executive director

n. a person responsible for the administration of a business

supervisor

n. one who supervises or has charge and direction of

administrator

n. the party appointed by a probate court to distribute the estate of someone who dies without a will or without naming an executor

statesman, solon, national leader

n. a man who is a respected leader in national or international affairs

representative, congressman, congresswoman

n. a member of the United States House of Representatives

mouthpiece, voice, representative, interpreter, spokesperson

n. an advocate who represents someone else's policy or purpose; "the meeting was attended by spokespersons for all the major organs of government"

meddling, busy, interfering, meddlesome, officious, busybodied

adj. intrusive in a meddling or offensive manner; "an interfering old woman"; "bustling about self-importantly making an officious nuisance of himself"; "busy about other people's business"

judicial

adj. decreed by or proceeding from a court of justice; "a judicial decision"

authorized

adj. endowed with authority

accepted

adj. widely or permanently accepted; "an accepted precedent"

brought about

adj. caused to exist; "he applauded the good will brought about in the neighborhood"

entrenched

adj. established firmly and securely; "the entrenched power of the nobility"

habitual

adj. made a norm or custom or habit; "his habitual practice was to eat an early supper"; "her habitual neatness"

rooted, implanted, planted

adj. (used especially of ideas or principles) deeply rooted; firmly fixed or held; "deep-rooted prejudice"; "deep-seated differences of opinion"; "implanted convictions"; "ingrained habits of a lifetime"; "a deeply planted need"

recognized

adj. provided with a secure reputation; "a recognized authority"

set up

adj. well established and ready to function; "things I can do now that I'm set up"

daily, day-to-day, day-after-day

adj. occurring or done each day; "a daily record"; "day-by-day labors of thousands of men and women"- H.S.Truman; "her day-after-day behavior"; "an every day occurrence"

first-string

adj. of members of a team; not substitutes

routine, habitual

adj. occurring at fixed times or predictable intervals; "made her routine trip to the store"

orderly, lawful, rule-governed

adj. according to custom or rule or natural law

methodical, well-ordered

adj. ordered well; "well-ordered work habits"

regularized

adj. made regular

symmetrical

adj. having similarity in size, shape, and relative position of corresponding parts

timed

adj. regularly spaced in time; "closely timed intervals"

uniform

adj. evenly spaced; "at regular (or uniform) intervals"

weak

adj. (used of verbs) having standard (or regular) inflection

unofficial

adj. not having official authority or sanction; "a sort of unofficial mayor"; "an unofficial estimate"; "he participated in an unofficial capacity"

unauthorized

adj. not endowed with authority

wildcat, unauthorized

adj. without official authorization; "an unauthorized strike"; "wildcat work stoppage"

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