Official vs Resident - What's the difference?
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Of or pertaining to an office or public trust.
Derived from the proper office or officer, or from the proper authority; made or communicated by virtue of authority
Approved by authority; authorized.
sanctioned by the pharmacopoeia; appointed to be used in medicine; officinal
Discharging an office or function.
* Sir Thomas Browne
Relating to an office; especially, to a subordinate executive officer or attendant.
Relating to an ecclesiastical judge appointed by a bishop, chapter, archdeacon, etc., with charge of the spiritual jurisdiction.
An office holder invested with powers and authorities.
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Person]], animal or plant [[live, living at a location or in an area.
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A bird which does not migrate during the course of the year.
A graduated medical student who is receiving advanced training in a specialty.
A diplomatic representative who resides at a foreign court, usually of inferior rank to an ambassador.
Dwelling, or having an abode, in a place for a continued length of time; residing on one's own estate.
Based in a particular place; on hand; local.
(obsolete) Fixed; stable; certain.
* Jeremy Taylor
* Davenant
As nouns the difference between official and resident
is that official is an office holder invested with powers and authorities while resident is resident.As an adjective official
is of or pertaining to an office or public trust.As a verb resident is
.official
English
(wikipedia official)Adjective
(en adjective)- official duties
- an official statement or report
- an official drug or preparation
- the stomach and other parts official unto nutrition
Antonyms
* unofficialNoun
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Hyponyms
* See alsoDerived terms
* fourth officialStatistics
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English
(wikipedia resident)Noun
(en noun)Derived terms
* permanent residentAdjective
(en adjective)- resident in the city or in the country
- He is our resident computer expert.
- stable and resident like a rock
- one there still resident as day and night