Collocations for "official"
Common phrases and expressions where native English speakers use the word "official" in context.
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official
ⓘMost examples are given in US English. We have labeled exceptions as UK.adj
- the official [name, statement, response] is
- official [documents, report]
- official [powers, representatives]
- [Spanish] is the official language in
- official sponsor of
- is the official website of
- is the official [champion, record holder]
- enforces the official [rules, laws, regulations]
- an official visit [by, from] the [President, head of state, Queen]
- the [President] (has) made an official visit to
- the official version (is that)
- let's make it official
- [can, shall, how do] we make that official?
- make an official complaint [to, about]
- the [email, letter] looks very official
- the [news, date, appointment] is not official yet
- it's not official (yet), but
- [government, army, military, organization] officials
- White House officials are refusing to [say, release]
- was represented by a [union, court, public] official
- is a senior official at the [company, organization]
- an official [in, from, of, representing] the army
- the proposal was [rejected, approved, accepted] by [union] officials
- officials met to [negotiate, reach] an agreement
'official' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations):
Chinese
- Dutch
- French
- Greek
- Morocco
- Portuguese
- Spain
- Wales
- Welsh
- absent
- announcement
- anthem
- appointed
- complaint
- custom
- defiance
- delegate
- engagement
- estimate
- examination
- exception
- frequency
- grading
- handbook
- head
- launch
- leave
- letterhead
- log
- marine
- marker
- media
- notice
- opening
- partner
- platform
- poll
- procurement
- purport
- ranking
- recorder
- religion
- repair
- residence
- resident
- retailer
- retirement
- royal
- souvenir
- sponsor