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Meaning of officially in English

officially
adverb
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/əˈfɪʃ.əl.i/ us
/əˈfɪʃ.əl.i/
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formally and in a way agreed to or arranged by people in positions of authority:
The royal engagement was announced officially this morning.
as stated or accepted by people publicly but not privately or as things really are:
Well, officially I am on holiday this week, but I'm just catching up on some reports I have to finish.
in or relating to a position of responsibility that you hold:
He has not visited the country officially since his election, only in a private capacity.
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(Definition of officially from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus © Cambridge University Press)

officially | Business English

officially
adverb
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/əˈfɪʃəli/ us
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formally and in a way that is agreed to and arranged by people in positions of authority:
The proposed merger was announced officially by the CEO today.
as stated or accepted by people publicly, although it may not be true:
Officially he's in charge but in fact his deputy makes most of the decisions.
relating to a position of responsibility:
She has been asked to represent the department officially.
(Definition of officially from the Cambridge Business English Dictionary © Cambridge University Press)

Examples of officially

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They are offered as an open-ended entitlement to those urban households whose income falls below the officially defined poverty thresholds, with variations among cities.
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Nowadays most value theorists (in economics, anyway) tend (officially, anyway) to be subjectivists of one sort or another.
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However, four mitigating factors make an explosion of suits unlikely, even were this more expansive form of liability officially recognized.
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His was a modern reflection of the king's majesty and dominion, though (officially, at least) not his divinity.
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Despite being officially discriminated against as ' former exploiters ', large numbers achieved educational and professional success.
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The data here cannot provide a complete answer as to the cause of the escalation in officially recorded statistics on psychiatric morbidity.
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Even after the "f loat" was fixed, domestic prices continued to increase - by 60 percent in 1994, only officially.
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The consequence was that different legal codes were officially allowed to coexist.
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Once a laboratory had been officially sanctioned, it could produce and market the certified serum according to its own standards.
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The trade embargo thus officially ended in 1790.
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Again there is officially no break-off criterion, but as with the sentence understanding tasks we did use a break-off criterion on the restructured task.
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Officially, each member is entitled to register one vehicle with the cooperative.
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As people left rural areas, their depopulated settlements were reclassified: townships officially became villages, and urban residents became rural people.
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The authors emphasize that those who fail to fit into the long-established hukou system officially belong neither to the agricultural nor the urban population.
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A mass screening program was officially introduced in 2002.
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in Chinese (Traditional)
官方地, 名義上地, 對公眾宣稱（而事實並非如此）地…
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官方地, 名义上地, 对公众宣称（而事实并非如此）地…
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oficialmente, teóricamente, de forma oficial…
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अधिकृतरीत्या…
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公式に, 正式（せいしき）に…
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officiellement, à titre officiel…
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resmen, resmî olarak…
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அதிகாரப் பதவிகளில் உள்ளவர்களால் முறைப்படி மற்றும் ஒப்புக்கொள்ளப்பட்ட அல்லது ஏற்பாடு செய்யப்பட்ட விதத்தில், நீங்கள் வகிக்கும் பொறுப்பான பதவியில் அல்லது தொடர்புடையது…
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आधिकारिक रूप से, आधिकारिक हैसियत से…
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સત્તાવાર રીતે, અધિકૃત રીતે…
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officielt…
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på ämbetets (tjänstens) vägnar, officiellt…
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sebagai pegawai, secara rasmi…
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dienstlich, offiziell…
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offisielt, i embets medfør, formelt…
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سرکاری طور پر…
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офіційно, формально…
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అధికారికంగా, అధికార స్థానాల్లో ఉన్న వ్యక్తులచే అంగీకరించబడిన లేదా ఏర్పాటు చేయబడిన విధంగా, మీరున్న బాధ్యతాయుతమైన పదవిలో లేదా దానికి సంబంధించినది…
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আনুষ্ঠানিকভাবে, সরকারিভাবে…
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oficiálně, formálně…
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sebagai pejabat, secara resmi…
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อย่างเป็นทางการ, ตามประกาศ…
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một cách chính thức, một cách trang trọng, một cách công khai…
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oficjalnie, z urzędu, formalnie…
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공식적으로…
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ufficialmente, in via ufficiale…
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