OFFICIAL

[adjective]Official means relating to a position of responsibility.He visited China in his official capacity as America's trade representative.Number Ten Downing Street is the British prime minister's official residence.Official also means agreed to or arranged by people in positions of authority.The official photos of the Prime Minister's tour of India are in the magazine.The queen will attend the official opening of the theatre in June.There is to be an official inquiry into the incident.If a piece of information is official, it has been announced publicly with authority.Their engagement is now official.Inflation has fallen below 2%, and that's official.(UK) An official receiver is a person who is instructed by the government to deal with the income and property of a company or a person after they have gone bankrupt (= are unable to pay their debts).(UK) An official secret is a piece of information which is known only by the government and its employees.She was accused of leaking (= telling) official secrets to the newspapers.The Official Secrets Act is a law in Britain that forbids government workers to make known particular information which could be used against the government.They had stolen sensitive military documents and were charged under the Official Secrets Act.She had to sign the Official Secrets Act when she started her new job.