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officials

Syllables: of·fi·cials/əˈfɪʃəlz/

officials is the plural of official.

Meaning of official

Noun

official (plural officials)

  1. An office holder, a person holding an official position in government, sports, or other organization.
    • Officials in the Firefly administration assure the Sylvanians they don't want war either.

See all 11 meanings of official

Phrases with officials

Questions about officials

What is officials the plural of?
Officials is the plural of official.
How do you pronounce officials?
Officials is pronounced /əˈfɪʃəlz/.

Words near officials in the dictionary

  1. officializes
  2. officializing
  3. officially
  4. officially known as
  5. officialness
  6. officials
  7. officialship
  8. officialships
  9. officialties
  10. officialty
  11. officiant

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