Official and Unlicensed

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Official adjective - Ordered or allowed by those in authority.

Usage example: the official languages for those Olympic Games were French and English

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Unlicensed is an antonym for official.

Unlicensed adjective - Lacking official approval.

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Official is an antonym for unlicensed.

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