unofficial
Britishadjective
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not official or formal
an unofficial engagement
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not confirmed officially
an unofficial report
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(of a strike) not approved by the strikers' trade union
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(of a medicinal drug) not listed in a pharmacopoeia
Other Word Forms
- unofficially adverb
Example Sentences
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It hasn’t yet put a stop to his work as the unofficial Reese’s brand keeper.
The State Department said Robinson visited the department in an unofficial capacity on a tour.
The State Department told the BBC Robinson visited the foreign policy branch of the US government "in an unofficial capacity".
From BBC
South Korea has an unofficial moratorium on capital punishment, with the last prisoners executed in 1997.
From Barron's
South Korea has an unofficial moratorium on capital punishment -- the last prisoners were executed in 1997 -- with a death sentence effectively banishing Yoon to life behind bars.
From Barron's
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