unofficial

/'ʌnə'fiʃəl/

Thân thiện

The early election returns are unofficial.

Definition

1. Adjective:
   • Not officially established or authorized: Describes something that lacks formal recognition, approval, or sanction from an official body or authority.
   • Not derived from or confirmed by an official source: Refers to information, actions, or roles that exist or are performed without formal, authoritative endorsement.

Usage

• Used to describe information, reports, estimates, or statements that are not formally released or verified by an official source.
• Used to characterize actions, meetings, or roles that are performed without formal authorization or within an informal capacity.
• Often contrasts with the word "official."

Examples

• Adjective:
  • The news is still unofficial; we should wait for a statement from the company.
  • He made an unofficial visit to the disaster site before the formal delegation arrived.
  • These are unofficial election results; the final count will be announced tomorrow.

Advanced Usage

• "in an unofficial capacity": Performing a role or action without formal authority or recognition.
  • She attended the conference in an unofficial capacity, representing her research group rather than the university.

Variants and Related Words

• Unofficially (adverb): In a manner that is not official.
  • The report was unofficially circulated among staff before the official release.

Synonyms

• Informal: Not formal or official.
• Unoffical: (Note: This is a less common variant spelling of "unofficial").
• Unauthorized: Without official permission.
• Unoffical: (Note: This appears to be a typographical variant; the standard spelling is "unofficial").

Antonyms

• Official: Formally approved, authorized, or recognized.

Related Phrases

• Unofficial strike: A work stoppage by employees that is not formally endorsed by their trade union.
  • The unofficial strike disrupted production for three days.
• Unofficial record: A statistic or achievement not formally recognized by the governing authority.
  • He set an unofficial record for the fastest lap during practice.

Học thuật

Adjective

1. not officially established
   • the early election returns are unofficial
2. not having official authority or sanction
   • a sort of unofficial mayor
   • an unofficial estimate
   • he participated in an unofficial capacity