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Adjective [English]

IPA: /əˈfɪʃəl/ Audio: en-us-official.ogg Forms: more official [comparative], most official [superlative]
Rhymes: -ɪʃəl Etymology: From Middle English official, from Old French official, from Latin officiālis, from Latin officium (“duty, service”), by surface analysis, office + -ial. Etymology templates: {{root|en|ine-pro|*h₃ep-}}, {{inh|en|enm|official}} Middle English official, {{der|en|fro|official}} Old French official, {{der|en|la|officiālis}} Latin officiālis, {{der|en|la|officium||duty, service}} Latin officium (“duty, service”), {{surf|en|office|-ial|nocap=1}} by surface analysis, office + -ial Head templates: {{en-adj}} official (comparative more official, superlative most official)
  1. Of or pertaining to an office or public trust. Translations (of or pertaining to an office or public trust): zyrtar [masculine] (Albanian), zyrtare [feminine] (Albanian), службо́вы (službóvy) (Belarusian), служе́бен (služében) (Bulgarian), oficial (Catalan), officieel (Dutch), ametlik (Estonian), virallinen (Finnish), oficial [feminine, masculine] (Galician), επίσημος (epísimos) (Greek), hivatalos (Hungarian), hivatali (Hungarian), ufficiale (Italian), ofisial [Roman] (Ladino), officialis (Latin), ഔദ്യോഗിക (audyōgika) (Malayalam), कार्यालयीन (kāryālyīn) (Marathi), służbowy (Polish), oficial (Portuguese), oficial (Romanian), служе́бный (služébnyj) (Russian), должностно́й (dolžnostnój) (Russian), зва̀ничан [Cyrillic] (Serbo-Croatian), слу̏жбен [Cyrillic] (Serbo-Croatian), zvàničan [Roman] (Serbo-Croatian), slȕžben [Roman] (Serbo-Croatian), oficial (Spanish), tungkulanin (Tagalog), службо́вий (službóvyj) (Ukrainian), посадо́вий (posadóvyj) (Ukrainian), معروف (ma’arūf) (Urdu), chánh thức (Vietnamese), chính thức (Vietnamese), אָפֿיציעל (ofitsyel) (Yiddish)
    Sense id: en-official-en-adj-wW3yIjRI Disambiguation of 'of or pertaining to an office or public trust': 68 4 1 1 3 4 10 3 1 4
  2. Derived from the proper office or officer, or from the proper authority; made or communicated by virtue of authority Translations (derived from the proper office): рәсми (rəsmi) (Bashkir), официа́лен (oficiálen) (Bulgarian), oficial (Catalan), virallinen (Finnish), hatósági (Hungarian), resmi (Indonesian), ufficiale (Italian), ресми (resmi) (Kazakh), ofisial [Latin] (Ladino), officialis [masculine] (Latin), rasmi (Malay), официа́льный (oficiálʹnyj) (Russian), oficial (Spanish), rasmi (Swahili)
    Sense id: en-official-en-adj-MUSZ7jQZ Disambiguation of 'derived from the proper office': 5 64 2 2 2 8 10 1 2 4
  3. Approved by authority; authorized.
    Sense id: en-official-en-adj-6cUyIkJL
  4. Approved by authority; authorized.
    (Of a statement) Dubious but recognized by authorities as truth and/or canon.
    Translations ((of alleged truth) canonical but disputed): hivatalos (Hungarian), 表向きの (omotemuki no) (alt: おもてむきの) (Japanese)
    Sense id: en-official-en-adj-g6zfzpPc Disambiguation of '(of alleged truth) canonical but disputed': 3 9 9 21 14 5 12 10 6 10
  5. (pharmaceutical) Sanctioned by the pharmacopoeia; appointed to be used in medicine; officinal.
    Sense id: en-official-en-adj-yrwN9MhI
  6. Discharging an office or function. Translations (discharging an office or function): oficial (Catalan), virallinen (Finnish)
    Sense id: en-official-en-adj-jAkrRbvI Disambiguation of 'discharging an office or function': 6 4 1 1 1 80 6 1 1 1
  7. Relating to an office; especially, to a subordinate executive officer or attendant. Translations (relating to an office; especially, to a subordinate executive officer or attendant): zyrtar (Albanian), zyrtare [feminine] (Albanian), مَسْؤُول (masʔūl) (Arabic), rəsmi (Azerbaijani), служе́бен (služében) (Bulgarian), официа́лен (oficiálen) (Bulgarian), oficial (Catalan), 官方 (guānfāng) (Chinese Mandarin), 正式 (zhèngshì) (Chinese Mandarin), oficiální (Czech), officieel (Dutch), ambtelijk (Dutch), oficiala (Esperanto), virallinen (Finnish), virka- (Finnish), officiel (French), offiziell (German), amtlich (German), dienstlich (German), υπηρεσιακός (ypiresiakós) [masculine] (Greek), επίσημος (epísimos) [masculine] (Greek), अधिकारी (adhikārī) [masculine] (Hindi), hivatali (Hungarian), hivatalos (Hungarian), oficala (Ido), resmi (Indonesian), ufficiale (Italian), 公式 (kōshiki) (alt: こうしき) (Japanese), 公の (ōyake no) (alt: おおやけの) (Japanese), ресми (resmi) (Kazakh), 공식 (gongsik) (alt: 公式) (Korean), ырасмый (ırasmıy) (Kyrgyz), official (Latin), uffiċjali (Maltese), wááshindoon (Navajo), offisiell (Norwegian), oficial (Portuguese), oficial (Romanian), официа́льный (oficiálʹnyj) (Russian), служе́бный (služébnyj) (Russian), должностно́й (dolžnostnój) (Russian), uráden (Slovene), oficial (Spanish), resmî (Turkish)
    Sense id: en-official-en-adj-b3X6jtMB Disambiguation of 'relating to an office; especially, to a subordinate executive officer or attendant': 7 7 1 1 2 3 73 3 1 2
  8. Relating to an ecclesiastical judge appointed by a bishop, chapter, archdeacon, etc., with charge of the spiritual jurisdiction.
    Sense id: en-official-en-adj-1cY81dfD
  9. (informal) True, real, beyond doubt. Tags: informal
    Sense id: en-official-en-adj-WCD-swfp
  10. (pharmacology) Listed in a national pharmacopeia. Categories (topical): Pharmacology
    Sense id: en-official-en-adj-RNPzu3-K Topics: medicine, pharmacology, sciences
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: approved, recognized, sanctioned, decreed Related terms: office, officer, officiate, ruler Translations (approved by authority): zyrtar [masculine] (Albanian), zyrtare [feminine] (Albanian), رَسْمِيّ (rasmiyy) (Arabic), رَسْمي (rasmi) [Hijazi-Arabic] (Arabic), rəsmi (Azerbaijani), рәсми (rəsmi) (Bashkir), афіцы́йны (aficýjny) (Belarusian), афіцыя́льны (aficyjálʹny) (Belarusian), официа́лен (oficiálen) (Bulgarian), oficial (Catalan), 官方 (guānfāng) (Chinese Mandarin), 正式 (zhèngshì) (Chinese Mandarin), oficiální (Czech), virallinen (Finnish), officiel (French), offiziell (German), hivatalos (Hungarian), ufficiale (Italian), 正式な (seishiki na) (Japanese), 正式の (seishiki no) (Japanese), ресми (resmi) (Kazakh), 공식적 (gongsikjeok) (alt: 公式的) (Korean), ырасмый (ırasmıy) (Kyrgyz), ofisial [Latin] (Ladino), официја́лен (oficijálen) (Macedonian), ഔദ്യോഗിക (audyōgika) (Malayalam), whaimana (Maori), अधिकृत (adhikŕt) (Marathi), رسمی (rasmi) (Persian), oficjalny (Polish), oficial (Romanian), официа́льный (oficiálʹnyj) (Russian), слу̏жбен [Cyrillic] (Serbo-Croatian), зва̀ничан [Cyrillic] (Serbo-Croatian), slȕžben [Roman] (Serbo-Croatian), zvàničan [Roman] (Serbo-Croatian), oficiálny (Slovak), uraden (Slovene), oficial (Spanish), rasmi (Swahili), officiell (Swedish), расмӣ (rasmi) (Tajik), рәсми (räsmi) (Tatar), resmî (Turkish), resmi (Turkmen), офіці́йний (oficíjnyj) (Ukrainian), офіціа́льний (oficiálʹnyj) (Ukrainian), rasmiy (Uzbek)

Noun [English]

IPA: /əˈfɪʃəl/ Audio: en-us-official.ogg Forms: officials [plural]
Rhymes: -ɪʃəl Etymology: From Middle English official, from Old French official, from Latin officiālis, from Latin officium (“duty, service”), by surface analysis, office + -ial. Etymology templates: {{root|en|ine-pro|*h₃ep-}}, {{inh|en|enm|official}} Middle English official, {{der|en|fro|official}} Old French official, {{der|en|la|officiālis}} Latin officiālis, {{der|en|la|officium||duty, service}} Latin officium (“duty, service”), {{surf|en|office|-ial|nocap=1}} by surface analysis, office + -ial Head templates: {{en-noun}} official (plural officials)
  1. An office holder, a person holding an official position in government, sports, or other organization. Synonyms: official Hypernyms: person Holonyms: board of appeals, church, clergy, embassy, government, hierarchy, mandarinate, officialdom, officialism Derived forms: fourth official, officialdom, officialese, officialhood, officialship, officialty, television match official, video official Related terms: dignitary Translations (office holder invested with powers and authorities): مَسْئُول (masʔūl) [masculine] (Arabic), պաշտոնյա (paštonya) (Armenian), məmur (Azerbaijani), службо́вая асо́ба (službóvaja asóba) [feminine] (Belarusian), чыно́ўнік (čynóŭnik) [masculine] (Belarusian), чыно́ўніца (čynóŭnica) [feminine] (Belarusian), длъжностно́ лице́ (dlǎžnostnó licé) [neuter] (Bulgarian), чино́вник (činóvnik) [masculine] (Bulgarian), чино́вница (činóvnica) [feminine] (Bulgarian), funcionari [masculine] (Catalan), 官員 (Chinese Mandarin), 官员 (guānyuán) (Chinese Mandarin), 公務員 (Chinese Mandarin), 公务员 (gōngwùyuán) (Chinese Mandarin), funkcionář [masculine] (Czech), úředník [masculine] (Czech), embedsmand [common-gender] (Danish), tjenestemand (english: older officially regulated term) [common-gender] (Danish), beambte [feminine, masculine] (Dutch), functionaris [feminine, masculine] (Dutch), ambtenaar [feminine, masculine] (Dutch), s-r-A21 (sr) (Egyptian), viranomainen (Finnish), virkamies (english: public official) (Finnish), virkailija (Finnish), toimihenkilö (Finnish), toimitsija [usually] (Finnish), cadre (French), fonctionnaire (French), Beamter [masculine] (German), Beamtin [feminine] (German), αξιωματούχος (axiomatoúchos) [common-gender] (Greek), jami'i (Hausa), अधिकारी (adhikārī) [masculine] (Hindi), hivatalnok (Hungarian), tisztviselő (Hungarian), tisztségviselő (Hungarian), pejabat (Indonesian), cinovnikka (Ingrian), funzionario [masculine] (Italian), 役員 (yakuin) (alt: やくいん) (Japanese), 役人 (yakunin) (alt: やくにん) (Japanese), babu (Jarawa), 공무원 (gongmuwon) (alt: 公務員) (Korean), officialis [masculine] (Latin), чиновник (činovnik) [masculine] (Macedonian), чиновничка (činovnička) [feminine] (Macedonian), pegawai (Malay), ഉദ്യോഗസ്ഥൻ (udyōgasthaṉ) [masculine] (Malayalam), āpiha (Maori), officer (Middle English), (offentlig) tjenestemann [masculine] (Norwegian Bokmål), مأمور (meʼmur) (Ottoman Turkish), oficjel [masculine] (Polish), urzędnik [masculine] (Polish), urzędniczka [feminine] (Polish), oficial [masculine] (Portuguese), funcionário [masculine] (Portuguese), funcționar [masculine] (Romanian), funcționară [feminine] (Romanian), oficialitate [feminine] (Romanian), официа́льное лицо́ (oficiálʹnoje licó) [neuter] (Russian), чино́вник (činóvnik) [masculine] (Russian), чино́вница (činóvnica) [feminine] (Russian), слу́жащий (slúžaščij) [masculine] (Russian), функционе́р (funkcionér) [masculine] (Russian), должностно́е лицо́ (dolžnostnóje licó) [neuter] (Russian), úradník [masculine] (Slovak), funkcionár [masculine] (Slovak), funcionario [masculine] (Spanish), tjänsteman [common-gender] (Swedish), ämbetsman [common-gender] (Swedish), అధికారి (adhikāri) (Telugu), посадо́ва осо́ба (posadóva osóba) [feminine] (Ukrainian), посадо́вець (posadóvecʹ) [masculine] (Ukrainian), службо́ва осо́ба (službóva osóba) [feminine] (Ukrainian), службо́вець (službóvecʹ) [masculine] (Ukrainian), службо́вка (službóvka) [feminine] (Ukrainian), урядо́ва осо́ба (urjadóva osóba) [feminine] [government] (Ukrainian), урядо́вець (urjadóvecʹ) [masculine] (Ukrainian), чино́вник (čynóvnyk) (note: in the Russian Empire) [masculine] (Ukrainian) Translations (person responsible for applying the rules in a competition): суддзя́ (suddzjá) [masculine] (Belarusian), съдия́ (sǎdijá) [masculine] (Bulgarian), dommer [common-gender] (Danish), toimitsija (Finnish), tuomari (Finnish), játékvezető (Hungarian), судья́ (sudʹjá) [masculine] (Russian), domare (Swedish), суддя́ (suddjá) [masculine] (Ukrainian)
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Disambiguation of Terms with Vietnamese translations: 10 7 5 5 8 2 12 8 5 6 32 Disambiguation of Terms with Yiddish translations: 11 5 4 4 10 2 11 9 6 7 30 Hyponyms: Excellency, Lord, Nirgunty, Regent, Remembrancer, Surgeon General, Verderer, abbreviator, aedile, agha, amban, ambassador, apostle, archbishop, archdeacon, attache, auditor, augur, babu, beadle, bishop, bureaucrat, burgomaster, cardinal, censor, chaplain, city father, cocket writer, commissar, commissioner, consul, coroner, cyberczar, czarocrat, dean, debite, diocesan, diplomat, district attorney, ecclesiarch, echage, educrat, elector, executioner, fed, federal, fire marshal, fiscal, foreign minister, fourth official, functionary, gauleiter, goal umpire, gonfalonier, governor, governor general, governor-general, grasseater, harbormaster, harbourmaster, herald, inquisitor, inspector general, interrex, jefe político, jobster, judge, jurat, kimarite-gakari, lame duck, logothete, mayor, mayoress, mehmandar, metropolitan, minister, mirza, moneyer, muqaddam, ombudsman, palatine, pastophorus, patwari, paymaster, pope, postulator, prefect, prelate, president, primate, prime minister, proctor, prytanis, praetor, prætor, public officer, quaestor, reeve, regarder, returning officer, reve, revisor, senator, sexton, sheriff, silentiary, subdean, suffragan, syndic, tenderpreneur, treasurer, tribune, truant officer, tsar, vakil, vicepresident, vizier, warden, yeoman

Adjective [Middle English]

IPA: /ɔfisiˈaːl/, /ɔˈfisial/ Forms: officiale [plural], officiale [singular, weak]
Etymology: From Old French official, from Latin officiālis; equivalent to office + -al. Etymology templates: {{bor|enm|fro|official}} Old French official, {{der|enm|la|officiālis}} Latin officiālis, {{af|enm|office|-al}} office + -al Head templates: {{head|enm|adjective|plural and weak singular|officiale||{{{2}}}||{{{3}}}|head=}} official (plural and weak singular officiale), {{enm-adj|officiale}} official (plural and weak singular officiale)
  1. (of body parts) Functional; serving a purpose. Categories (topical): Anatomy
    Sense id: en-official-enm-adj--voF9khM Disambiguation of Anatomy: 63 17 7 13 Categories (other): Middle English entries with incorrect language header, Middle English terms suffixed with -al Disambiguation of Middle English entries with incorrect language header: 37 25 24 15 Disambiguation of Middle English terms suffixed with -al: 47 22 12 19
  2. (rare) Requisite or mandatory for a task. Tags: rare
    Sense id: en-official-enm-adj-ZxxQxb7~
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Categories (topical): Religion Synonyms: officiale, offycyal, offyciall, officiall, offecialle
Disambiguation of Religion: 0 0 0 0

Noun [Middle English]

IPA: /ɔfisiˈaːl/, /ɔˈfisial/ Forms: officials [plural]
Etymology: From Old French official, from Latin officiālis; equivalent to office + -al. Etymology templates: {{bor|enm|fro|official}} Old French official, {{der|enm|la|officiālis}} Latin officiālis, {{af|enm|office|-al}} office + -al Head templates: {{head|enm|nouns|g=|g2=|g3=|head=|sort=}} official, {{enm-noun|officials}} official (plural officials)
  1. An underling of a member of the clergy, often heading a clerical court.
    Sense id: en-official-enm-noun-wW5dVsi0
  2. A hireling or subordinate; one employed to serve, especially at an estate. Categories (topical): People
    Sense id: en-official-enm-noun-cUKlmoAB Disambiguation of People: 0 0 42 58
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Categories (topical): Religion Synonyms: officiale, offycyal, offyciall, officiall, offecialle
Disambiguation of Religion: 0 0 0 0

Adjective [Old French]

Forms: officiale [feminine, nominative, oblique, singular]
Head templates: {{head|fro|adjective|oblique and nominative feminine singular|officiale|||||||g=m|head=}} official m (oblique and nominative feminine singular officiale), {{fro-adj}} official m (oblique and nominative feminine singular officiale)
  1. official; certified or permitted by an authoritative source Tags: masculine
    Sense id: en-official-fro-adj-wSZq3xCD Categories (other): Old French entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of Old French entries with incorrect language header: 83 10 7
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Synonyms: officiel

Noun [Old French]

Forms: official oblique singular or [canonical, masculine], officiaus [oblique, plural], officiax [oblique, plural], officials [oblique, plural], officiaus [nominative, singular], officiax [nominative, singular], officials [nominative, singular], official [nominative, plural]
Head templates: {{fro-noun|m}} official oblique singular, m (oblique plural officiaus or officiax or officials, nominative singular officiaus or officiax or officials, nominative plural official)
  1. court official
    Sense id: en-official-fro-noun-Bw9ywzyx
  2. chamber pot
    Sense id: en-official-fro-noun-aNhllUde
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Synonyms: officiel

Adjective [Portuguese]

Forms: officiaes [plural]
Head templates: {{pt-adj|pl=officiaes}} official m or f (plural officiaes)
  1. Obsolete spelling of oficial. Tags: alt-of, feminine, masculine, obsolete Alternative form of: oficial
    Sense id: en-official-pt-adj-ZC8ySNR1 Categories (other): Portuguese entries with incorrect language header, Portuguese masculine and feminine nouns by sense Disambiguation of Portuguese entries with incorrect language header: 50 50 Disambiguation of Portuguese masculine and feminine nouns by sense: 48 52

Noun [Portuguese]

Forms: officiaes [plural]
Head templates: {{pt-noun|mfbysense|officiaes}} official m or f by sense (plural officiaes)
  1. Obsolete spelling of oficial. Tags: alt-of, by-personal-gender, feminine, masculine, obsolete Alternative form of: oficial
    Sense id: en-official-pt-noun-ZC8ySNR1 Categories (other): Portuguese entries with incorrect language header, Portuguese masculine and feminine nouns by sense Disambiguation of Portuguese entries with incorrect language header: 50 50 Disambiguation of Portuguese masculine and feminine nouns by sense: 48 52

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

{
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    {
      "word": "unofficial"
    }
  ],
  "derived": [
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      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0",
      "word": "antiofficial"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0",
      "word": "co-official"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0",
      "word": "ex-official"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0",
      "word": "extraofficial"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0",
      "word": "Facebook official"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0",
      "word": "inofficial"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0",
      "word": "nonofficial"
    },
    {
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      "word": "non-official"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0",
      "word": "official at-bat"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0",
      "word": "official cover"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0",
      "word": "official gazette"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0",
      "word": "Official IRA"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0",
      "word": "officialise"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0",
      "word": "-ize"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0",
      "word": "-isation"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0",
      "word": "-ization"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0",
      "word": "officialism"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0",
      "word": "officiality"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0",
      "word": "official language"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0",
      "word": "officially"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0",
      "word": "official mark"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0",
      "word": "officialness"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0",
      "word": "official passport"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0",
      "word": "official scorer"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0",
      "word": "semi-official"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "en",
        "2": "ine-pro",
        "3": "*h₃ep-"
      },
      "expansion": "",
      "name": "root"
    },
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      "args": {
        "1": "en",
        "2": "enm",
        "3": "official"
      },
      "expansion": "Middle English official",
      "name": "inh"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "en",
        "2": "fro",
        "3": "official"
      },
      "expansion": "Old French official",
      "name": "der"
    },
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      "args": {
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        "2": "la",
        "3": "officiālis"
      },
      "expansion": "Latin officiālis",
      "name": "der"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "en",
        "2": "la",
        "3": "officium",
        "4": "",
        "5": "duty, service"
      },
      "expansion": "Latin officium (“duty, service”)",
      "name": "der"
    },
    {
      "args": {
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        "2": "office",
        "3": "-ial",
        "nocap": "1"
      },
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      "name": "surf"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "From Middle English official, from Old French official, from Latin officiālis, from Latin officium (“duty, service”), by surface analysis, office + -ial.",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "more official",
      "tags": [
        "comparative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "most official",
      "tags": [
        "superlative"
      ]
    }
  ],
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    {
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      "name": "en-adj"
    }
  ],
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  "lang_code": "en",
  "pos": "adj",
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      "word": "office"
    },
    {
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      "word": "officer"
    },
    {
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      "word": "officiate"
    },
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      "source": "Thesaurus:official",
      "word": "ruler"
    }
  ],
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    {
      "categories": [],
      "examples": [
        {
          "text": "official duties",
          "type": "example"
        }
      ],
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      ],
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      "translations": [
        {
          "_dis1": "68 4 1 1 3 4 10 3 1 4",
          "code": "sq",
          "lang": "Albanian",
          "sense": "of or pertaining to an office or public trust",
          "tags": [
            "masculine"
          ],
          "word": "zyrtar"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "68 4 1 1 3 4 10 3 1 4",
          "code": "sq",
          "lang": "Albanian",
          "sense": "of or pertaining to an office or public trust",
          "tags": [
            "feminine"
          ],
          "word": "zyrtare"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "68 4 1 1 3 4 10 3 1 4",
          "code": "be",
          "lang": "Belarusian",
          "roman": "službóvy",
          "sense": "of or pertaining to an office or public trust",
          "word": "службо́вы"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "68 4 1 1 3 4 10 3 1 4",
          "code": "bg",
          "lang": "Bulgarian",
          "roman": "služében",
          "sense": "of or pertaining to an office or public trust",
          "word": "служе́бен"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "68 4 1 1 3 4 10 3 1 4",
          "code": "ca",
          "lang": "Catalan",
          "sense": "of or pertaining to an office or public trust",
          "word": "oficial"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "68 4 1 1 3 4 10 3 1 4",
          "code": "nl",
          "lang": "Dutch",
          "sense": "of or pertaining to an office or public trust",
          "word": "officieel"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "68 4 1 1 3 4 10 3 1 4",
          "code": "et",
          "lang": "Estonian",
          "sense": "of or pertaining to an office or public trust",
          "word": "ametlik"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "68 4 1 1 3 4 10 3 1 4",
          "code": "fi",
          "lang": "Finnish",
          "sense": "of or pertaining to an office or public trust",
          "word": "virallinen"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "68 4 1 1 3 4 10 3 1 4",
          "code": "gl",
          "lang": "Galician",
          "sense": "of or pertaining to an office or public trust",
          "tags": [
            "feminine",
            "masculine"
          ],
          "word": "oficial"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "68 4 1 1 3 4 10 3 1 4",
          "code": "el",
          "lang": "Greek",
          "roman": "epísimos",
          "sense": "of or pertaining to an office or public trust",
          "word": "επίσημος"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "68 4 1 1 3 4 10 3 1 4",
          "code": "hu",
          "lang": "Hungarian",
          "sense": "of or pertaining to an office or public trust",
          "word": "hivatalos"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "68 4 1 1 3 4 10 3 1 4",
          "code": "hu",
          "lang": "Hungarian",
          "sense": "of or pertaining to an office or public trust",
          "word": "hivatali"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "68 4 1 1 3 4 10 3 1 4",
          "code": "it",
          "lang": "Italian",
          "sense": "of or pertaining to an office or public trust",
          "word": "ufficiale"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "68 4 1 1 3 4 10 3 1 4",
          "code": "lad",
          "lang": "Ladino",
          "sense": "of or pertaining to an office or public trust",
          "tags": [
            "Roman"
          ],
          "word": "ofisial"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "68 4 1 1 3 4 10 3 1 4",
          "code": "la",
          "lang": "Latin",
          "sense": "of or pertaining to an office or public trust",
          "word": "officialis"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "68 4 1 1 3 4 10 3 1 4",
          "code": "ml",
          "lang": "Malayalam",
          "roman": "audyōgika",
          "sense": "of or pertaining to an office or public trust",
          "word": "ഔദ്യോഗിക"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "68 4 1 1 3 4 10 3 1 4",
          "code": "mr",
          "lang": "Marathi",
          "roman": "kāryālyīn",
          "sense": "of or pertaining to an office or public trust",
          "word": "कार्यालयीन"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "68 4 1 1 3 4 10 3 1 4",
          "code": "pl",
          "lang": "Polish",
          "sense": "of or pertaining to an office or public trust",
          "word": "służbowy"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "68 4 1 1 3 4 10 3 1 4",
          "code": "pt",
          "lang": "Portuguese",
          "sense": "of or pertaining to an office or public trust",
          "word": "oficial"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "68 4 1 1 3 4 10 3 1 4",
          "code": "ro",
          "lang": "Romanian",
          "sense": "of or pertaining to an office or public trust",
          "word": "oficial"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "68 4 1 1 3 4 10 3 1 4",
          "code": "ru",
          "lang": "Russian",
          "roman": "služébnyj",
          "sense": "of or pertaining to an office or public trust",
          "word": "служе́бный"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "68 4 1 1 3 4 10 3 1 4",
          "code": "ru",
          "lang": "Russian",
          "roman": "dolžnostnój",
          "sense": "of or pertaining to an office or public trust",
          "word": "должностно́й"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "68 4 1 1 3 4 10 3 1 4",
          "code": "sh",
          "lang": "Serbo-Croatian",
          "sense": "of or pertaining to an office or public trust",
          "tags": [
            "Cyrillic"
          ],
          "word": "зва̀ничан"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "68 4 1 1 3 4 10 3 1 4",
          "code": "sh",
          "lang": "Serbo-Croatian",
          "sense": "of or pertaining to an office or public trust",
          "tags": [
            "Cyrillic"
          ],
          "word": "слу̏жбен"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "68 4 1 1 3 4 10 3 1 4",
          "code": "sh",
          "lang": "Serbo-Croatian",
          "sense": "of or pertaining to an office or public trust",
          "tags": [
            "Roman"
          ],
          "word": "zvàničan"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "68 4 1 1 3 4 10 3 1 4",
          "code": "sh",
          "lang": "Serbo-Croatian",
          "sense": "of or pertaining to an office or public trust",
          "tags": [
            "Roman"
          ],
          "word": "slȕžben"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "68 4 1 1 3 4 10 3 1 4",
          "code": "es",
          "lang": "Spanish",
          "sense": "of or pertaining to an office or public trust",
          "word": "oficial"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "68 4 1 1 3 4 10 3 1 4",
          "code": "tl",
          "lang": "Tagalog",
          "sense": "of or pertaining to an office or public trust",
          "word": "tungkulanin"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "68 4 1 1 3 4 10 3 1 4",
          "code": "uk",
          "lang": "Ukrainian",
          "roman": "službóvyj",
          "sense": "of or pertaining to an office or public trust",
          "word": "службо́вий"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "68 4 1 1 3 4 10 3 1 4",
          "code": "uk",
          "lang": "Ukrainian",
          "roman": "posadóvyj",
          "sense": "of or pertaining to an office or public trust",
          "word": "посадо́вий"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "68 4 1 1 3 4 10 3 1 4",
          "code": "ur",
          "lang": "Urdu",
          "roman": "ma’arūf",
          "sense": "of or pertaining to an office or public trust",
          "word": "معروف"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "68 4 1 1 3 4 10 3 1 4",
          "code": "vi",
          "lang": "Vietnamese",
          "sense": "of or pertaining to an office or public trust",
          "word": "chánh thức"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "68 4 1 1 3 4 10 3 1 4",
          "code": "vi",
          "lang": "Vietnamese",
          "sense": "of or pertaining to an office or public trust",
          "word": "chính thức"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "68 4 1 1 3 4 10 3 1 4",
          "code": "yi",
          "lang": "Yiddish",
          "roman": "ofitsyel",
          "sense": "of or pertaining to an office or public trust",
          "word": "אָפֿיציעל"
        }
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [],
      "examples": [
        {
          "text": "an official statement or report",
          "type": "example"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "Derived from the proper office or officer, or from the proper authority; made or communicated by virtue of authority"
      ],
      "id": "en-official-en-adj-MUSZ7jQZ",
      "translations": [
        {
          "_dis1": "5 64 2 2 2 8 10 1 2 4",
          "code": "ba",
          "lang": "Bashkir",
          "roman": "rəsmi",
          "sense": "derived from the proper office",
          "word": "рәсми"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "5 64 2 2 2 8 10 1 2 4",
          "code": "bg",
          "lang": "Bulgarian",
          "roman": "oficiálen",
          "sense": "derived from the proper office",
          "word": "официа́лен"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "5 64 2 2 2 8 10 1 2 4",
          "code": "ca",
          "lang": "Catalan",
          "sense": "derived from the proper office",
          "word": "oficial"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "5 64 2 2 2 8 10 1 2 4",
          "code": "fi",
          "lang": "Finnish",
          "sense": "derived from the proper office",
          "word": "virallinen"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "5 64 2 2 2 8 10 1 2 4",
          "code": "hu",
          "lang": "Hungarian",
          "sense": "derived from the proper office",
          "word": "hatósági"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "5 64 2 2 2 8 10 1 2 4",
          "code": "id",
          "lang": "Indonesian",
          "sense": "derived from the proper office",
          "word": "resmi"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "5 64 2 2 2 8 10 1 2 4",
          "code": "it",
          "lang": "Italian",
          "sense": "derived from the proper office",
          "word": "ufficiale"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "5 64 2 2 2 8 10 1 2 4",
          "code": "kk",
          "lang": "Kazakh",
          "roman": "resmi",
          "sense": "derived from the proper office",
          "word": "ресми"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "5 64 2 2 2 8 10 1 2 4",
          "code": "lad",
          "lang": "Ladino",
          "sense": "derived from the proper office",
          "tags": [
            "Latin"
          ],
          "word": "ofisial"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "5 64 2 2 2 8 10 1 2 4",
          "code": "la",
          "lang": "Latin",
          "sense": "derived from the proper office",
          "tags": [
            "masculine"
          ],
          "word": "officialis"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "5 64 2 2 2 8 10 1 2 4",
          "code": "ms",
          "lang": "Malay",
          "sense": "derived from the proper office",
          "word": "rasmi"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "5 64 2 2 2 8 10 1 2 4",
          "code": "ru",
          "lang": "Russian",
          "roman": "oficiálʹnyj",
          "sense": "derived from the proper office",
          "word": "официа́льный"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "5 64 2 2 2 8 10 1 2 4",
          "code": "es",
          "lang": "Spanish",
          "sense": "derived from the proper office",
          "word": "oficial"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "5 64 2 2 2 8 10 1 2 4",
          "code": "sw",
          "lang": "Swahili",
          "sense": "derived from the proper office",
          "word": "rasmi"
        }
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [],
      "examples": [
        {
          "text": "The Official Strategy Guide",
          "type": "example"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "Approved by authority; authorized."
      ],
      "id": "en-official-en-adj-6cUyIkJL",
      "links": [
        [
          "authorized",
          "authorized"
        ]
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [],
      "examples": [
        {
          "text": "Despite these testimonies, \"accidental asphyxiation\" remains his official cause of death.",
          "type": "example"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "Approved by authority; authorized.",
        "Dubious but recognized by authorities as truth and/or canon."
      ],
      "id": "en-official-en-adj-g6zfzpPc",
      "links": [
        [
          "authorized",
          "authorized"
        ],
        [
          "Dubious",
          "dubious"
        ],
        [
          "truth",
          "truth"
        ],
        [
          "canon",
          "canon"
        ]
      ],
      "qualifier": "Of a statement",
      "raw_glosses": [
        "Approved by authority; authorized.",
        "(Of a statement) Dubious but recognized by authorities as truth and/or canon."
      ],
      "translations": [
        {
          "_dis1": "3 9 9 21 14 5 12 10 6 10",
          "code": "hu",
          "lang": "Hungarian",
          "sense": "(of alleged truth) canonical but disputed",
          "word": "hivatalos"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "3 9 9 21 14 5 12 10 6 10",
          "alt": "おもてむきの",
          "code": "ja",
          "lang": "Japanese",
          "roman": "omotemuki no",
          "sense": "(of alleged truth) canonical but disputed",
          "word": "表向きの"
        }
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [],
      "examples": [
        {
          "text": "an official drug or preparation",
          "type": "example"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "Sanctioned by the pharmacopoeia; appointed to be used in medicine; officinal."
      ],
      "id": "en-official-en-adj-yrwN9MhI",
      "links": [
        [
          "pharmacopoeia",
          "pharmacopoeia"
        ],
        [
          "officinal",
          "officinal"
        ]
      ],
      "qualifier": "pharmaceutical",
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(pharmaceutical) Sanctioned by the pharmacopoeia; appointed to be used in medicine; officinal."
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [],
      "examples": [
        {
          "ref": "1650, Thomas Browne, Pseudodoxia Epidemica: […], 2nd edition, London: […] A[braham] Miller, for Edw[ard] Dod and Nath[aniel] Ekins, […], →OCLC:",
          "text": "the stomach and other parts official unto nutrition",
          "type": "quote"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "Discharging an office or function."
      ],
      "id": "en-official-en-adj-jAkrRbvI",
      "translations": [
        {
          "_dis1": "6 4 1 1 1 80 6 1 1 1",
          "code": "ca",
          "lang": "Catalan",
          "sense": "discharging an office or function",
          "word": "oficial"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "6 4 1 1 1 80 6 1 1 1",
          "code": "fi",
          "lang": "Finnish",
          "sense": "discharging an office or function",
          "word": "virallinen"
        }
      ]
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "Relating to an office; especially, to a subordinate executive officer or attendant."
      ],
      "id": "en-official-en-adj-b3X6jtMB",
      "translations": [
        {
          "_dis1": "7 7 1 1 2 3 73 3 1 2",
          "code": "sq",
          "lang": "Albanian",
          "sense": "relating to an office; especially, to a subordinate executive officer or attendant",
          "word": "zyrtar"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "7 7 1 1 2 3 73 3 1 2",
          "code": "sq",
          "lang": "Albanian",
          "sense": "relating to an office; especially, to a subordinate executive officer or attendant",
          "tags": [
            "feminine"
          ],
          "word": "zyrtare"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "7 7 1 1 2 3 73 3 1 2",
          "code": "ar",
          "lang": "Arabic",
          "roman": "masʔūl",
          "sense": "relating to an office; especially, to a subordinate executive officer or attendant",
          "word": "مَسْؤُول"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "7 7 1 1 2 3 73 3 1 2",
          "code": "az",
          "lang": "Azerbaijani",
          "sense": "relating to an office; especially, to a subordinate executive officer or attendant",
          "word": "rəsmi"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "7 7 1 1 2 3 73 3 1 2",
          "code": "bg",
          "lang": "Bulgarian",
          "roman": "služében",
          "sense": "relating to an office; especially, to a subordinate executive officer or attendant",
          "word": "служе́бен"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "7 7 1 1 2 3 73 3 1 2",
          "code": "bg",
          "lang": "Bulgarian",
          "roman": "oficiálen",
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          "_dis1": "7 7 1 1 2 3 73 3 1 2",
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          "sense": "relating to an office; especially, to a subordinate executive officer or attendant",
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          "sense": "relating to an office; especially, to a subordinate executive officer or attendant",
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          "word": "oficiala"
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          "_dis1": "7 7 1 1 2 3 73 3 1 2",
          "code": "fi",
          "lang": "Finnish",
          "sense": "relating to an office; especially, to a subordinate executive officer or attendant",
          "word": "virallinen"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "7 7 1 1 2 3 73 3 1 2",
          "code": "fi",
          "lang": "Finnish",
          "sense": "relating to an office; especially, to a subordinate executive officer or attendant",
          "word": "virka-"
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        {
          "_dis1": "7 7 1 1 2 3 73 3 1 2",
          "code": "fr",
          "lang": "French",
          "sense": "relating to an office; especially, to a subordinate executive officer or attendant",
          "word": "officiel"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "7 7 1 1 2 3 73 3 1 2",
          "code": "de",
          "lang": "German",
          "sense": "relating to an office; especially, to a subordinate executive officer or attendant",
          "word": "offiziell"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "7 7 1 1 2 3 73 3 1 2",
          "code": "de",
          "lang": "German",
          "sense": "relating to an office; especially, to a subordinate executive officer or attendant",
          "word": "amtlich"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "7 7 1 1 2 3 73 3 1 2",
          "code": "de",
          "lang": "German",
          "sense": "relating to an office; especially, to a subordinate executive officer or attendant",
          "word": "dienstlich"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "7 7 1 1 2 3 73 3 1 2",
          "code": "el",
          "lang": "Greek",
          "roman": "ypiresiakós",
          "sense": "relating to an office; especially, to a subordinate executive officer or attendant",
          "tags": [
            "masculine"
          ],
          "word": "υπηρεσιακός"
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        {
          "_dis1": "7 7 1 1 2 3 73 3 1 2",
          "code": "el",
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          "roman": "epísimos",
          "sense": "relating to an office; especially, to a subordinate executive officer or attendant",
          "tags": [
            "masculine"
          ],
          "word": "επίσημος"
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          "_dis1": "7 7 1 1 2 3 73 3 1 2",
          "code": "hi",
          "lang": "Hindi",
          "roman": "adhikārī",
          "sense": "relating to an office; especially, to a subordinate executive officer or attendant",
          "tags": [
            "masculine"
          ],
          "word": "अधिकारी"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "7 7 1 1 2 3 73 3 1 2",
          "code": "hu",
          "lang": "Hungarian",
          "sense": "relating to an office; especially, to a subordinate executive officer or attendant",
          "word": "hivatali"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "7 7 1 1 2 3 73 3 1 2",
          "code": "hu",
          "lang": "Hungarian",
          "sense": "relating to an office; especially, to a subordinate executive officer or attendant",
          "word": "hivatalos"
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        {
          "_dis1": "7 7 1 1 2 3 73 3 1 2",
          "code": "io",
          "lang": "Ido",
          "sense": "relating to an office; especially, to a subordinate executive officer or attendant",
          "word": "oficala"
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        {
          "_dis1": "7 7 1 1 2 3 73 3 1 2",
          "code": "id",
          "lang": "Indonesian",
          "sense": "relating to an office; especially, to a subordinate executive officer or attendant",
          "word": "resmi"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "7 7 1 1 2 3 73 3 1 2",
          "code": "it",
          "lang": "Italian",
          "sense": "relating to an office; especially, to a subordinate executive officer or attendant",
          "word": "ufficiale"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "7 7 1 1 2 3 73 3 1 2",
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          "code": "ja",
          "lang": "Japanese",
          "roman": "kōshiki",
          "sense": "relating to an office; especially, to a subordinate executive officer or attendant",
          "word": "公式"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "7 7 1 1 2 3 73 3 1 2",
          "alt": "おおやけの",
          "code": "ja",
          "lang": "Japanese",
          "roman": "ōyake no",
          "sense": "relating to an office; especially, to a subordinate executive officer or attendant",
          "word": "公の"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "7 7 1 1 2 3 73 3 1 2",
          "code": "kk",
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          "roman": "resmi",
          "sense": "relating to an office; especially, to a subordinate executive officer or attendant",
          "word": "ресми"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "7 7 1 1 2 3 73 3 1 2",
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          "code": "ko",
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          "roman": "gongsik",
          "sense": "relating to an office; especially, to a subordinate executive officer or attendant",
          "word": "공식"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "7 7 1 1 2 3 73 3 1 2",
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          "roman": "ırasmıy",
          "sense": "relating to an office; especially, to a subordinate executive officer or attendant",
          "word": "ырасмый"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "7 7 1 1 2 3 73 3 1 2",
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          "sense": "relating to an office; especially, to a subordinate executive officer or attendant",
          "word": "official"
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        {
          "_dis1": "7 7 1 1 2 3 73 3 1 2",
          "code": "mt",
          "lang": "Maltese",
          "sense": "relating to an office; especially, to a subordinate executive officer or attendant",
          "word": "uffiċjali"
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        {
          "_dis1": "7 7 1 1 2 3 73 3 1 2",
          "code": "nv",
          "lang": "Navajo",
          "sense": "relating to an office; especially, to a subordinate executive officer or attendant",
          "word": "wááshindoon"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "7 7 1 1 2 3 73 3 1 2",
          "code": "no",
          "lang": "Norwegian",
          "sense": "relating to an office; especially, to a subordinate executive officer or attendant",
          "word": "offisiell"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "7 7 1 1 2 3 73 3 1 2",
          "code": "pt",
          "lang": "Portuguese",
          "sense": "relating to an office; especially, to a subordinate executive officer or attendant",
          "word": "oficial"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "7 7 1 1 2 3 73 3 1 2",
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          "lang": "Romanian",
          "sense": "relating to an office; especially, to a subordinate executive officer or attendant",
          "word": "oficial"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "7 7 1 1 2 3 73 3 1 2",
          "code": "ru",
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          "roman": "oficiálʹnyj",
          "sense": "relating to an office; especially, to a subordinate executive officer or attendant",
          "word": "официа́льный"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "7 7 1 1 2 3 73 3 1 2",
          "code": "ru",
          "lang": "Russian",
          "roman": "služébnyj",
          "sense": "relating to an office; especially, to a subordinate executive officer or attendant",
          "word": "служе́бный"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "7 7 1 1 2 3 73 3 1 2",
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          "sense": "relating to an office; especially, to a subordinate executive officer or attendant",
          "word": "должностно́й"
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        {
          "_dis1": "7 7 1 1 2 3 73 3 1 2",
          "code": "sl",
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          "sense": "relating to an office; especially, to a subordinate executive officer or attendant",
          "word": "uráden"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "7 7 1 1 2 3 73 3 1 2",
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          "sense": "relating to an office; especially, to a subordinate executive officer or attendant",
          "word": "oficial"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "7 7 1 1 2 3 73 3 1 2",
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          "lang": "Turkish",
          "sense": "relating to an office; especially, to a subordinate executive officer or attendant",
          "word": "resmî"
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            "Medicine",
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            "Chemistry",
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        "(pharmacology) Listed in a national pharmacopeia."
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        "sciences"
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      "sense": "approved by authority",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "zyrtar"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "1 10 41 41 1 0 2 2 1 1",
      "code": "sq",
      "lang": "Albanian",
      "sense": "approved by authority",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "zyrtare"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "1 10 41 41 1 0 2 2 1 1",
      "code": "ar",
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      "sense": "approved by authority",
      "word": "رَسْمِيّ"
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    {
      "_dis1": "1 10 41 41 1 0 2 2 1 1",
      "code": "acw",
      "lang": "Arabic",
      "roman": "rasmi",
      "sense": "approved by authority",
      "tags": [
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      "word": "رَسْمي"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "1 10 41 41 1 0 2 2 1 1",
      "code": "az",
      "lang": "Azerbaijani",
      "sense": "approved by authority",
      "word": "rəsmi"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "1 10 41 41 1 0 2 2 1 1",
      "code": "ba",
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      "sense": "approved by authority",
      "word": "рәсми"
    },
    {
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      "code": "be",
      "lang": "Belarusian",
      "roman": "aficýjny",
      "sense": "approved by authority",
      "word": "афіцы́йны"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "1 10 41 41 1 0 2 2 1 1",
      "code": "be",
      "lang": "Belarusian",
      "roman": "aficyjálʹny",
      "sense": "approved by authority",
      "word": "афіцыя́льны"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "1 10 41 41 1 0 2 2 1 1",
      "code": "bg",
      "lang": "Bulgarian",
      "roman": "oficiálen",
      "sense": "approved by authority",
      "word": "официа́лен"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "1 10 41 41 1 0 2 2 1 1",
      "code": "ca",
      "lang": "Catalan",
      "sense": "approved by authority",
      "word": "oficial"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "1 10 41 41 1 0 2 2 1 1",
      "code": "cmn",
      "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
      "roman": "guānfāng",
      "sense": "approved by authority",
      "word": "官方"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "1 10 41 41 1 0 2 2 1 1",
      "code": "cmn",
      "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
      "roman": "zhèngshì",
      "sense": "approved by authority",
      "word": "正式"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "1 10 41 41 1 0 2 2 1 1",
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      "lang": "Czech",
      "sense": "approved by authority",
      "word": "oficiální"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "1 10 41 41 1 0 2 2 1 1",
      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "approved by authority",
      "word": "virallinen"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "1 10 41 41 1 0 2 2 1 1",
      "code": "fr",
      "lang": "French",
      "sense": "approved by authority",
      "word": "officiel"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "1 10 41 41 1 0 2 2 1 1",
      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "approved by authority",
      "word": "offiziell"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "1 10 41 41 1 0 2 2 1 1",
      "code": "hu",
      "lang": "Hungarian",
      "sense": "approved by authority",
      "word": "hivatalos"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "1 10 41 41 1 0 2 2 1 1",
      "code": "it",
      "lang": "Italian",
      "sense": "approved by authority",
      "word": "ufficiale"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "1 10 41 41 1 0 2 2 1 1",
      "code": "ja",
      "lang": "Japanese",
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      "sense": "approved by authority",
      "word": "正式な"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "1 10 41 41 1 0 2 2 1 1",
      "code": "ja",
      "lang": "Japanese",
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      "sense": "approved by authority",
      "word": "正式の"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "1 10 41 41 1 0 2 2 1 1",
      "code": "kk",
      "lang": "Kazakh",
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      "sense": "approved by authority",
      "word": "ресми"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "1 10 41 41 1 0 2 2 1 1",
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      "code": "ko",
      "lang": "Korean",
      "roman": "gongsikjeok",
      "sense": "approved by authority",
      "word": "공식적"
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    {
      "_dis1": "1 10 41 41 1 0 2 2 1 1",
      "code": "ky",
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      "sense": "approved by authority",
      "word": "ырасмый"
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    {
      "_dis1": "1 10 41 41 1 0 2 2 1 1",
      "code": "lad",
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      "sense": "approved by authority",
      "tags": [
        "Latin"
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    {
      "_dis1": "1 10 41 41 1 0 2 2 1 1",
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      "lang": "Macedonian",
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      "sense": "approved by authority",
      "word": "официја́лен"
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    {
      "_dis1": "1 10 41 41 1 0 2 2 1 1",
      "code": "ml",
      "lang": "Malayalam",
      "roman": "audyōgika",
      "sense": "approved by authority",
      "word": "ഔദ്യോഗിക"
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    {
      "_dis1": "1 10 41 41 1 0 2 2 1 1",
      "code": "mi",
      "lang": "Maori",
      "sense": "approved by authority",
      "word": "whaimana"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "1 10 41 41 1 0 2 2 1 1",
      "code": "mr",
      "lang": "Marathi",
      "roman": "adhikŕt",
      "sense": "approved by authority",
      "word": "अधिकृत"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "1 10 41 41 1 0 2 2 1 1",
      "code": "fa",
      "lang": "Persian",
      "roman": "rasmi",
      "sense": "approved by authority",
      "word": "رسمی"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "1 10 41 41 1 0 2 2 1 1",
      "code": "pl",
      "lang": "Polish",
      "sense": "approved by authority",
      "word": "oficjalny"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "1 10 41 41 1 0 2 2 1 1",
      "code": "ro",
      "lang": "Romanian",
      "sense": "approved by authority",
      "word": "oficial"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "1 10 41 41 1 0 2 2 1 1",
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "oficiálʹnyj",
      "sense": "approved by authority",
      "word": "официа́льный"
    },
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      "tags": [
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      "lang": "Serbo-Croatian",
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      "tags": [
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      "word": "slȕžben"
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    {
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      "lang": "Serbo-Croatian",
      "sense": "approved by authority",
      "tags": [
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      "sense": "approved by authority",
      "word": "oficiálny"
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    {
      "_dis1": "1 10 41 41 1 0 2 2 1 1",
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      "sense": "approved by authority",
      "word": "uraden"
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    {
      "_dis1": "1 10 41 41 1 0 2 2 1 1",
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      "sense": "approved by authority",
      "word": "oficial"
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    {
      "_dis1": "1 10 41 41 1 0 2 2 1 1",
      "code": "sw",
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      "sense": "approved by authority",
      "word": "rasmi"
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    {
      "_dis1": "1 10 41 41 1 0 2 2 1 1",
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      "lang": "Swedish",
      "sense": "approved by authority",
      "word": "officiell"
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      "code": "tt",
      "lang": "Tatar",
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      "sense": "approved by authority",
      "word": "рәсми"
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    {
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      "sense": "approved by authority",
      "word": "resmî"
    },
    {
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      "lang": "Turkmen",
      "sense": "approved by authority",
      "word": "resmi"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "1 10 41 41 1 0 2 2 1 1",
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      "lang": "Ukrainian",
      "roman": "oficíjnyj",
      "sense": "approved by authority",
      "word": "офіці́йний"
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    {
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          "roman": "meʼmur",
          "sense": "office holder invested with powers and authorities",
          "word": "مأمور"
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          "sense": "office holder invested with powers and authorities",
          "tags": [
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          "tags": [
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          "tags": [
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          "tags": [
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          "word": "funcionário"
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          "code": "ro",
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          "sense": "office holder invested with powers and authorities",
          "tags": [
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          "word": "funcționar"
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          "code": "ro",
          "lang": "Romanian",
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          "tags": [
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          "code": "ro",
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          "sense": "office holder invested with powers and authorities",
          "tags": [
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          "tags": [
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          "word": "чино́вник"
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          "sense": "office holder invested with powers and authorities",
          "tags": [
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          "word": "чино́вница"
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          "tags": [
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          "tags": [
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          "tags": [
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          "code": "sk",
          "lang": "Slovak",
          "sense": "office holder invested with powers and authorities",
          "tags": [
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          "word": "úradník"
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          "code": "sk",
          "lang": "Slovak",
          "sense": "office holder invested with powers and authorities",
          "tags": [
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          "word": "funkcionár"
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          "sense": "office holder invested with powers and authorities",
          "tags": [
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          "word": "funcionario"
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          "sense": "office holder invested with powers and authorities",
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          "lang": "Swedish",
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          "tags": [
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          "sense": "office holder invested with powers and authorities",
          "word": "అధికారి"
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          "roman": "posadóva osóba",
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          "tags": [
            "feminine"
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          "word": "посадо́ва осо́ба"
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    "Terms with Bulgarian translations",
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    "Terms with Czech translations",
    "Terms with Danish translations",
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      "word": "antiofficial"
    },
    {
      "word": "co-official"
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      "word": "Facebook official"
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      "code": "sq",
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      "sense": "of or pertaining to an office or public trust",
      "tags": [
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      "word": "zyrtar"
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      "code": "sq",
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      "word": "zyrtare"
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      "code": "be",
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      "sense": "of or pertaining to an office or public trust",
      "word": "службо́вы"
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      "code": "bg",
      "lang": "Bulgarian",
      "roman": "služében",
      "sense": "of or pertaining to an office or public trust",
      "word": "служе́бен"
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      "code": "ca",
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      "word": "oficial"
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      "word": "officieel"
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      "code": "et",
      "lang": "Estonian",
      "sense": "of or pertaining to an office or public trust",
      "word": "ametlik"
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      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "of or pertaining to an office or public trust",
      "word": "virallinen"
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      "code": "gl",
      "lang": "Galician",
      "sense": "of or pertaining to an office or public trust",
      "tags": [
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        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "oficial"
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      "code": "el",
      "lang": "Greek",
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      "sense": "of or pertaining to an office or public trust",
      "word": "επίσημος"
    },
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      "code": "hu",
      "lang": "Hungarian",
      "sense": "of or pertaining to an office or public trust",
      "word": "hivatalos"
    },
    {
      "code": "hu",
      "lang": "Hungarian",
      "sense": "of or pertaining to an office or public trust",
      "word": "hivatali"
    },
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      "code": "it",
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      "sense": "of or pertaining to an office or public trust",
      "word": "ufficiale"
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      "code": "lad",
      "lang": "Ladino",
      "sense": "of or pertaining to an office or public trust",
      "tags": [
        "Roman"
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      "word": "ofisial"
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      "code": "la",
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      "sense": "of or pertaining to an office or public trust",
      "word": "officialis"
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      "code": "ml",
      "lang": "Malayalam",
      "roman": "audyōgika",
      "sense": "of or pertaining to an office or public trust",
      "word": "ഔദ്യോഗിക"
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      "code": "mr",
      "lang": "Marathi",
      "roman": "kāryālyīn",
      "sense": "of or pertaining to an office or public trust",
      "word": "कार्यालयीन"
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      "code": "pl",
      "lang": "Polish",
      "sense": "of or pertaining to an office or public trust",
      "word": "służbowy"
    },
    {
      "code": "pt",
      "lang": "Portuguese",
      "sense": "of or pertaining to an office or public trust",
      "word": "oficial"
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      "code": "ro",
      "lang": "Romanian",
      "sense": "of or pertaining to an office or public trust",
      "word": "oficial"
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      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "služébnyj",
      "sense": "of or pertaining to an office or public trust",
      "word": "служе́бный"
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    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "dolžnostnój",
      "sense": "of or pertaining to an office or public trust",
      "word": "должностно́й"
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    {
      "code": "sh",
      "lang": "Serbo-Croatian",
      "sense": "of or pertaining to an office or public trust",
      "tags": [
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      "word": "зва̀ничан"
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      "code": "sh",
      "lang": "Serbo-Croatian",
      "sense": "of or pertaining to an office or public trust",
      "tags": [
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      "word": "слу̏жбен"
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      "code": "sh",
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      "tags": [
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      "word": "zvàničan"
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      "code": "sh",
      "lang": "Serbo-Croatian",
      "sense": "of or pertaining to an office or public trust",
      "tags": [
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      "word": "slȕžben"
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      "word": "oficial"
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      "code": "tl",
      "lang": "Tagalog",
      "sense": "of or pertaining to an office or public trust",
      "word": "tungkulanin"
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      "code": "uk",
      "lang": "Ukrainian",
      "roman": "službóvyj",
      "sense": "of or pertaining to an office or public trust",
      "word": "службо́вий"
    },
    {
      "code": "uk",
      "lang": "Ukrainian",
      "roman": "posadóvyj",
      "sense": "of or pertaining to an office or public trust",
      "word": "посадо́вий"
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      "code": "ur",
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      "roman": "ma’arūf",
      "sense": "of or pertaining to an office or public trust",
      "word": "معروف"
    },
    {
      "code": "vi",
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      "sense": "of or pertaining to an office or public trust",
      "word": "chánh thức"
    },
    {
      "code": "vi",
      "lang": "Vietnamese",
      "sense": "of or pertaining to an office or public trust",
      "word": "chính thức"
    },
    {
      "code": "yi",
      "lang": "Yiddish",
      "roman": "ofitsyel",
      "sense": "of or pertaining to an office or public trust",
      "word": "אָפֿיציעל"
    },
    {
      "code": "ba",
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      "roman": "rəsmi",
      "sense": "derived from the proper office",
      "word": "рәсми"
    },
    {
      "code": "bg",
      "lang": "Bulgarian",
      "roman": "oficiálen",
      "sense": "derived from the proper office",
      "word": "официа́лен"
    },
    {
      "code": "ca",
      "lang": "Catalan",
      "sense": "derived from the proper office",
      "word": "oficial"
    },
    {
      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "derived from the proper office",
      "word": "virallinen"
    },
    {
      "code": "hu",
      "lang": "Hungarian",
      "sense": "derived from the proper office",
      "word": "hatósági"
    },
    {
      "code": "id",
      "lang": "Indonesian",
      "sense": "derived from the proper office",
      "word": "resmi"
    },
    {
      "code": "it",
      "lang": "Italian",
      "sense": "derived from the proper office",
      "word": "ufficiale"
    },
    {
      "code": "kk",
      "lang": "Kazakh",
      "roman": "resmi",
      "sense": "derived from the proper office",
      "word": "ресми"
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      "code": "lad",
      "lang": "Ladino",
      "sense": "derived from the proper office",
      "tags": [
        "Latin"
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      "word": "ofisial"
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      "code": "la",
      "lang": "Latin",
      "sense": "derived from the proper office",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
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      "code": "ms",
      "lang": "Malay",
      "sense": "derived from the proper office",
      "word": "rasmi"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "oficiálʹnyj",
      "sense": "derived from the proper office",
      "word": "официа́льный"
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      "code": "es",
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      "word": "oficial"
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      "code": "sw",
      "lang": "Swahili",
      "sense": "derived from the proper office",
      "word": "rasmi"
    },
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      "code": "sq",
      "lang": "Albanian",
      "sense": "approved by authority",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
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      "word": "zyrtar"
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      "code": "sq",
      "lang": "Albanian",
      "sense": "approved by authority",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
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      "word": "zyrtare"
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      "code": "ar",
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      "sense": "approved by authority",
      "word": "رَسْمِيّ"
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      "code": "az",
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      "sense": "approved by authority",
      "word": "rəsmi"
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    {
      "code": "ba",
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      "roman": "rəsmi",
      "sense": "approved by authority",
      "word": "рәсми"
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      "code": "be",
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      "roman": "aficýjny",
      "sense": "approved by authority",
      "word": "афіцы́йны"
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    {
      "code": "be",
      "lang": "Belarusian",
      "roman": "aficyjálʹny",
      "sense": "approved by authority",
      "word": "афіцыя́льны"
    },
    {
      "code": "bg",
      "lang": "Bulgarian",
      "roman": "oficiálen",
      "sense": "approved by authority",
      "word": "официа́лен"
    },
    {
      "code": "ca",
      "lang": "Catalan",
      "sense": "approved by authority",
      "word": "oficial"
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    {
      "code": "cmn",
      "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
      "roman": "guānfāng",
      "sense": "approved by authority",
      "word": "官方"
    },
    {
      "code": "cmn",
      "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
      "roman": "zhèngshì",
      "sense": "approved by authority",
      "word": "正式"
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    {
      "code": "cs",
      "lang": "Czech",
      "sense": "approved by authority",
      "word": "oficiální"
    },
    {
      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "approved by authority",
      "word": "virallinen"
    },
    {
      "code": "fr",
      "lang": "French",
      "sense": "approved by authority",
      "word": "officiel"
    },
    {
      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "approved by authority",
      "word": "offiziell"
    },
    {
      "code": "hu",
      "lang": "Hungarian",
      "sense": "approved by authority",
      "word": "hivatalos"
    },
    {
      "code": "it",
      "lang": "Italian",
      "sense": "approved by authority",
      "word": "ufficiale"
    },
    {
      "code": "ja",
      "lang": "Japanese",
      "roman": "seishiki na",
      "sense": "approved by authority",
      "word": "正式な"
    },
    {
      "code": "ja",
      "lang": "Japanese",
      "roman": "seishiki no",
      "sense": "approved by authority",
      "word": "正式の"
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    {
      "code": "kk",
      "lang": "Kazakh",
      "roman": "resmi",
      "sense": "approved by authority",
      "word": "ресми"
    },
    {
      "alt": "公式的",
      "code": "ko",
      "lang": "Korean",
      "roman": "gongsikjeok",
      "sense": "approved by authority",
      "word": "공식적"
    },
    {
      "code": "ky",
      "lang": "Kyrgyz",
      "roman": "ırasmıy",
      "sense": "approved by authority",
      "word": "ырасмый"
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      "code": "lad",
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      "code": "mk",
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      "code": "ml",
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      "code": "mi",
      "lang": "Maori",
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      "code": "mr",
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      "code": "uk",
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      "code": "uz",
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      "code": "hu",
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      "alt": "おもてむきの",
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      "code": "ca",
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      "code": "fi",
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      "code": "bg",
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      "code": "bg",
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      "code": "ca",
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      "code": "cmn",
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      "roman": "guānfāng",
      "sense": "relating to an office; especially, to a subordinate executive officer or attendant",
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      "code": "cmn",
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      "code": "cs",
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      "word": "oficiální"
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      "code": "nl",
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      "code": "nl",
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      "code": "fi",
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      "code": "fi",
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      "code": "de",
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      "code": "de",
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      "code": "de",
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      "code": "el",
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      "code": "hi",
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      "alt": "おおやけの",
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      "code": "kk",
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      "code": "ky",
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      "code": "nv",
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      "code": "pt",
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      "source": "Thesaurus:official",
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      "source": "Thesaurus:official",
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      "source": "Thesaurus:official",
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      "source": "Thesaurus:official",
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      "source": "Thesaurus:official",
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      "source": "Thesaurus:official",
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      "source": "Thesaurus:official",
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      "source": "Thesaurus:official",
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      "word": "官員"
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      "code": "da",
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      "code": "egy",
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      "sense": "office holder invested with powers and authorities",
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      "sense": "office holder invested with powers and authorities",
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      "code": "de",
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      "sense": "office holder invested with powers and authorities",
      "tags": [
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      "word": "Beamter"
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      "code": "de",
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      "tags": [
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      "word": "Beamtin"
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      "code": "el",
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      "sense": "office holder invested with powers and authorities",
      "tags": [
        "common-gender"
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      "word": "αξιωματούχος"
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      "code": "ha",
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      "code": "hi",
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      "sense": "office holder invested with powers and authorities",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
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      "word": "अधिकारी"
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    {
      "code": "hu",
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      "lang": "Hungarian",
      "sense": "office holder invested with powers and authorities",
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      "sense": "office holder invested with powers and authorities",
      "word": "tisztségviselő"
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    {
      "code": "id",
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      "sense": "office holder invested with powers and authorities",
      "word": "pejabat"
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    {
      "code": "izh",
      "lang": "Ingrian",
      "sense": "office holder invested with powers and authorities",
      "word": "cinovnikka"
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    {
      "code": "it",
      "lang": "Italian",
      "sense": "office holder invested with powers and authorities",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "funzionario"
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      "alt": "やくいん",
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      "roman": "yakuin",
      "sense": "office holder invested with powers and authorities",
      "word": "役員"
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      "code": "ja",
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      "sense": "office holder invested with powers and authorities",
      "word": "役人"
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    {
      "code": "anq",
      "lang": "Jarawa",
      "sense": "office holder invested with powers and authorities",
      "word": "babu"
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    {
      "alt": "公務員",
      "code": "ko",
      "lang": "Korean",
      "roman": "gongmuwon",
      "sense": "office holder invested with powers and authorities",
      "word": "공무원"
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      "code": "la",
      "lang": "Latin",
      "sense": "office holder invested with powers and authorities",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
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      "word": "officialis"
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      "code": "mk",
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      "roman": "činovnik",
      "sense": "office holder invested with powers and authorities",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
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      "word": "чиновник"
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      "code": "mk",
      "lang": "Macedonian",
      "roman": "činovnička",
      "sense": "office holder invested with powers and authorities",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
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      "word": "чиновничка"
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    {
      "code": "ms",
      "lang": "Malay",
      "sense": "office holder invested with powers and authorities",
      "word": "pegawai"
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    {
      "code": "ml",
      "lang": "Malayalam",
      "roman": "udyōgasthaṉ",
      "sense": "office holder invested with powers and authorities",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "ഉദ്യോഗസ്ഥൻ"
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    {
      "code": "mi",
      "lang": "Maori",
      "sense": "office holder invested with powers and authorities",
      "word": "āpiha"
    },
    {
      "code": "enm",
      "lang": "Middle English",
      "sense": "office holder invested with powers and authorities",
      "word": "officer"
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    {
      "code": "nb",
      "lang": "Norwegian Bokmål",
      "sense": "office holder invested with powers and authorities",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "(offentlig) tjenestemann"
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    {
      "code": "ota",
      "lang": "Ottoman Turkish",
      "roman": "meʼmur",
      "sense": "office holder invested with powers and authorities",
      "word": "مأمور"
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      "code": "pl",
      "lang": "Polish",
      "sense": "office holder invested with powers and authorities",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "oficjel"
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    {
      "code": "pl",
      "lang": "Polish",
      "sense": "office holder invested with powers and authorities",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
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    {
      "code": "pl",
      "lang": "Polish",
      "sense": "office holder invested with powers and authorities",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "urzędniczka"
    },
    {
      "code": "pt",
      "lang": "Portuguese",
      "sense": "office holder invested with powers and authorities",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "oficial"
    },
    {
      "code": "pt",
      "lang": "Portuguese",
      "sense": "office holder invested with powers and authorities",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "funcionário"
    },
    {
      "code": "ro",
      "lang": "Romanian",
      "sense": "office holder invested with powers and authorities",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "funcționar"
    },
    {
      "code": "ro",
      "lang": "Romanian",
      "sense": "office holder invested with powers and authorities",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "funcționară"
    },
    {
      "code": "ro",
      "lang": "Romanian",
      "sense": "office holder invested with powers and authorities",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "oficialitate"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "oficiálʹnoje licó",
      "sense": "office holder invested with powers and authorities",
      "tags": [
        "neuter"
      ],
      "word": "официа́льное лицо́"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "činóvnik",
      "sense": "office holder invested with powers and authorities",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "чино́вник"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "činóvnica",
      "sense": "office holder invested with powers and authorities",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "чино́вница"
    },
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      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
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