C1 formally and in a way agreed to or arranged by people in positions of authority:
The royal engagement was announced officially this morning.
› in or relating to a position of responsibility that you hold:
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- She is expected to announce officially her candidacy for president early next week.
- The new hospital will be officially opened by the mayor on Tuesday.
- Although she's not officially our boss, she's in effective control of the office.
- They officially designated the area (as) unsuitable for human habitation.
- An elderly man from Hull has confounded doctors by recovering after he was officially declared dead.
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