Governmental and Official

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Governmental adjective - Relating to or dealing with the affairs or structure of government or politics or the state.

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Official is a synonym for governmental in political topic. In some cases you can use "Official" instead an adjective "Governmental", when it comes to topics like executive, administrative.

Nearby Word: government

Official adjective - Ordered or allowed by those in authority.

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Governmental is a synonym for official in executive topic. You can use "Governmental" instead an adjective "Official".

State broadcasters are the "official" government-created TV station, typically the first created for a country (as the governments have the cash to set up the transmitter networks) and operating under varying degrees of governmental control.

Source: Useful Notes / State Broadcaster
The highest-ranking official, second only to the king himself (and the highest governmental office that can be held by a commoner), is the Hand of the King.

Source: Fantastic Rank System
Sirantha and crew are recuited by the head of the Conglomerate (the galaxy's official legislative/governmental body) to head a diplomatic mission to the planet of Ithiss-Tor, home to a race of mantid-like humanoids.

Source: Literature / The Sirantha Jax Series

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