| bank holiday |
an official holiday in the UK, when banks and other businesses are closed. |
| batting average |
a measure of a baseball player's batting ability computed by dividing the total number of base hits by the number of official times at bat. [1/2 definitions] |
| beadle |
an official of an English church who ushers and maintains order during church services. |
| Bible |
(l.c.) any book or text that is considered authoritative or official. [1/3 definitions] |
| bigwig |
(informal) an important person, esp. a dignitary or official. (See VIP.) |
| birth certificate |
an official document recording the time and place of a person's birth and the names of the parents. |
| blue book |
an official U.S. government publication, such as a report or register, often with a blue cover. [1/3 definitions] |
| Book of Common Prayer |
the official book of services and prayers in the Anglican Church. |
| bull2 |
an official papal document, usu. sealed with a round lead seal. |
| bureaucrat |
an official in a government office, esp. one who follows rules and routines rather than personal judgment. |
| cabinet |
(often cap.) an official group of advisors to the head of a government. [1/6 definitions] |
| cachet |
an official seal on a document or letter. [1/4 definitions] |
| call on |
to put out an official demand to (a person, agency, institution, or the like). [1/4 definitions] |
| Cambodian |
the official language of Cambodia; Khmer. [1/3 definitions] |
| canonical |
determined to be official or authentic by church authority, as the books of the Bible. [1/3 definitions] |
| cantor |
the synagogue official who chants in solo or leads the congregation in chanting prayers. [1/2 definitions] |
| capital1 |
pertaining to the official location of a state or national government. [1/10 definitions] |
| cardinal |
in the Roman Catholic Church, an official appointed by the pope and second in rank to him. [1/4 definitions] |
| cathedra |
the official seat of a bishop. |
| cathedral |
the principal church of a bishop's diocese, containing his official throne. [2/5 definitions] |
| censor |
an official who examines written works, films, plays, and the like in order to delete parts that are considered objectionable on political, moral, or other grounds. [1/6 definitions] |