| Meaning | not having official authority or sanction. |
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| Examples | - "a sort of unofficial mayor"
- "an unofficial estimate"
- "he participated in an unofficial capacity"
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| Narrower | drumhead, summary | Performed speedily and without formality |
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| informal, loose | not officially recognized or controlled |
| unauthorized, unauthorised, wildcat | Without official authorization |
| unsanctioned | Without explicit official permission |
| See also | unauthorized, unauthorised | not endowed with authority |
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| Opposite | official | Having official authority or sanction |
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| Spanish | extraoficial, oficioso |
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| Catalan | extraoficial, oficioso |
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| Adverbs | unofficially | not in an official capacity |
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| unofficially | without official authorization |
