Official in a sentence as a noun

There will just no longer be an "official" Apple version.

The official story is that the app's developer had mistakenly sent out the 2008 election results as part of a test.

[0] I worked directly with the official surveillance data and used it to model And forecast the worldwide spread of the virus.

They felt entitled to prevent the taking of pictures in the restaurant and felt they were being played with false official documentation.

Told it would be "insubordination" not to sign this "official version of events", even though it was full of factual inaccuracies.

Official in a sentence as an adjective

What's better than Excel?In a corporate environment, often the best way to get things done is to circumvent the official software and just write something that works.

The Israelis were required to "destroy upon recognition" any communication "that is either to or from an official of the US government".

It would be humorously appropriate if the top comment on the thread about the official HN t-shirt were the traditional nitpicking/point-missing type that is so commonly the top comment when people launch new technology here.

To which a third developer responds indignantly that the "official" workaround for this issue is sufficient and that the user should head over to the corresponding wiki page and improve the workaround description.

Official definitions

noun

a worker who holds or is invested with an office

See also: functionary

noun

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

adjective

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

adjective

of or relating to an office; "official privileges"

adjective

verified officially; "the election returns are now official"

adjective

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

See also: prescribed

adjective

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