the.com/official
A word that turns rumor into record and a guy into the guy.
means Authorized by, sanctioned by, or pertaining to a recognized authority or office.
from From Latin officialis, meaning of an office, born from officium, duty itself stitched from doing work for others.
Twin wordsOfficer and office share its exact Latin roots.
Adjective and nounIt both describes things and names people.
OfficialeseIts bureaucratic dialect spawned its own mocking word.