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noun

  1. Administrator

    comptroller, director, executive; see administrator, leader 2.

  2. A sports official

    referee, umpire, judge, linesman, adjudicator, ref*, ump*, chain gang*; see also judge 2.

modified

  1. Having to do with one's office

    formal, fitting, suitable, befitting, precise, established, ceremonious, according to precedent, according to protocol, proper, correct, accepted, recognized, customary; see also conventional 1, 2, 3, fit 1, 2.

    Antonyms informal*, unceremonious, ill-fitting.

  2. Authorized

    ordered, endorsed, sanctioned; see approved.

  3. Reliable

    authoritative, authentic, trustworthy, true, unquestionable, indubitable, veritable, real, sure, absolute, canonical, positive, clear, unequivocal, unmistakable, decisive, conclusive, unimpeachable, valid, authenticated, credible, bona fide, accurate, faithful, standard, irrefutable, incontestable, verified, proven, indisputable, not to be questioned, definite, assured, decided, to be depended on, to be trusted, worthy of confidence, undeniable, guaranteed, insured; see also certain 3, genuine 1, reliable 2.

    Antonyms unreliable*, unauthentic, unverified.

See official in Webster's New World Roget's A-Z Thesaurus II


adjective

Having or arising from authority:

authoritative, conclusive, sanctioned, standard. See true
noun
  1. A person or group having the right and power to command, decide, rule, or judge:

    authority. Idioms: powers that be, the Man. See over
  2. A person having administrative or managerial authority in an organization:

    administrant, administrator, director, executive, manager, officer. (Informal) exec. See over

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