officiallyadverb
uk/əˈfɪʃ.əl.i/us/əˈfɪʃ.əl.i/C1 formally and in a way agreed to or arranged by people in positions of authority:
The royal engagement was announced officially this morning.
as stated or accepted by people publicly but not privately or as things really are:
Well, officially I am on holiday this week, but I'm just catching up on some reports I have to finish.
in or relating to a position of responsibility that you hold:
He has not visited the country officially since his election, only in a private capacity.
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- She is expected to announce officially her candidacy for president early next week.
- The new hospital will be officially opened by the mayor on Tuesday.
- Although she's not officially our boss, she's in effective control of the office.
- They officially designated the area (as) unsuitable for human habitation.
- An elderly man from Hull has confounded doctors by recovering after he was officially declared dead.
Thesaurus: synonyms and related words
Organizations - position & status
- a rung on/of the ladder idiom
- apparatchik
- associate
- back seat
- be a big fish in a small pond idiom
- betters 2
- brethren
- comrade
- echelon
- elite
- entry-level
- equal
- fellow
- low-level
- position
- role
- second class
- senior
- standing
- subordinate
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