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Definition of 'unofficial'

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unofficial

(ʌnəfɪʃəl )
adjective [usually ADJECTIVE noun]
An unofficial action or statement is not organized or approved by a person or group in authority.
Staff voted to continue an unofficial strike.
Official reports put the death toll at under one hundred.
Synonyms: unauthorized, informal, unsanctioned, casual   More Synonyms of unofficial
unofficially   adverb [usually ADVERB with verb]
Some workers are legally employed, but the majority work unofficially.
More Synonyms of unofficial
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unofficial in British

(ˌʌnəˈfɪʃəl )
adjective
1. 
not official or formal
an unofficial engagement
2. 
not confirmed officially
an unofficial report
3. 
(of a strike) not approved by the strikers' trade union
4. 
(of a medicinal drug) not listed in a pharmacopoeia
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Derived forms
unofficially (ˌunofˈficially)
  adverb

Example sentences containing 'unofficial'

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Workers walked out in protest last month, triggering a wave of unofficial sympathy strikes. The Sun (2009)Up to 200 prison staff have staged an unofficial strike. Times, Sunday Times (2009)Most national strikes are official, whereas most local strikes are unofficial. Chambers, Ian Business Studies Basic Facts (1990)Sometimes union members take unofficial strike action without a ballot, for which they can technically be dismissed. Times, Sunday Times (2008)He has acted as one of the campaign's unofficial advisers, according to an insider. Times, Sunday Times (2013)If it succeeds it could become the unofficial capital of the Middle East. Times, Sunday Times (2010)It was also followed by unofficial strikes by workers at Grangemouth oil refinery who complained that jobs had been awarded to European counterparts. Times, Sunday Times (2012)About 2,000 workers at 17 sites across the country have been taking part in unofficial strikes protesting at the use of foreign labour. Times, Sunday Times (2009)The move follows a series of unofficial strikes throughout the country, which has resulted in a backlog of up to 30 million items. Times, Sunday Times (2009)

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Translations for 'unofficial'

British English: unofficial /ˌʌnəˈfɪʃəl/ ADJECTIVE
An unofficial action is not authorized, approved, or organized by a person in authority.
...an unofficial request.
  • American English: unofficial
  • Arabic: غَيْرُ رَسْمِيّ
  • Brazilian Portuguese: não oficial
  • Chinese: 非官方的
  • Croatian: neslužben
  • Czech: neoficiální
  • Danish: uofficiel
  • Dutch: onofficieel
  • European Spanish: extraoficial
  • Finnish: epävirallinen ei virallinen
  • French: officieux
  • German: inoffiziell
  • Greek: ανεπίσημος
  • Italian: informale
  • Japanese: 非公認の
  • Korean: 비공식의
  • Norwegian: uoffisiell
  • Polish: nieoficjalny
  • European Portuguese: não oficial
  • Romanian: neoficial
  • Russian: неофициальный
  • Spanish: extraoficial
  • Swedish: inofficiell
  • Thai: ไม่เป็นทางการ
  • Turkish: resmi olmayan
  • Ukrainian: неофіційний
  • Vietnamese: không chính thức

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Definition of unofficial from the Collins English Dictionary

Would

The modal verb would is commonly used as follows: to make a polite request. Would you mind moving your bag? Would you give me a hand with this ladder, please? to offer something politely. ...
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