Official
Official adjective - Ordered or allowed by those in authority.
True and official are semantically related. in authorized topic. In some cases you can use "True" instead an adjective "Official".
True
True adjective - Being exactly as appears or as claimed.
Mutual synonyms
Both words in one sentence
- In Ancient Greece and Rome, the state supported religion was regarded as the one true and official religion.
Source: Useful Notes / Atheism -
While Steins;Gate allows for multiple options in the Visual Novel, the anime adaptation and the true ending firmly decides that Okabe's official girlfriend is Kurisu.
Source: Official Couple - Direct Line to the Author, which is where it is official canon that a fictional story is true, instead of just fanon.
Source: Literary Agent Hypothesis
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