unofficial
adjective
un·of·fi·cial
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Definition of unofficial
: not authorized or acknowledged by a government, group, class, or society : not official
unofficial results an unofficial policy
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For Thursday night’s 17-15 loss to the Seahawks, the Raiders suited up, by an unofficial count, 46 players, holding most of their likely 53-man roster out of the preseason finale. — Matt Kawahara, SFChronicle.com, "Raiders lose preseason finale at Seattle; starters will be well-rested for Week 1," 29 Aug. 2019 There are, by the most recent unofficial count, at least 2,300 escape rooms in the United States. — Rachel Sugar, Vox, "In a chaotic world, escape rooms make sense.," 7 Aug. 2019 With an official count of 8,576 people living on the streets -- and an unofficial count of upward of 9,000 -- San Diego has a sizeable segment of the population living without any stable shelter. — Steven P. Dinkin, San Diego Union-Tribune, "Homelessness: Many sides of the same coin," 23 June 2019 Colorado Politics reports that 79% of voters OK’d the measure, according to unofficial results from Tuesday’s municipal election. — USA TODAY, "Renters revolt, troublesome bras, deer in the john: News from around our 50 states," 5 June 2019 Grimes said in her letter to the board that in McCreary County, for instance, Agriculture Commissioner Ryan Quarrels, a Republican, should have tallied 832 votes, but the earlier unofficial count shows him with 271 votes. — Phillip M. Bailey, The Courier-Journal, "Thayer to Grimes over primary election certification: 'Quit playing political games'," 4 June 2019 On May 8, the unofficial count had 3,998 residents voting, with 2,003 (50.1 percent) in opposition to Issue 2 and 1,995 (49.9 percent) in favor. — Jeff Piorkowski/special To Cleveland.com, cleveland.com, "Beachwood Schools' Issue 2 results should be known May 29; recount could follow," 15 May 2018 John Paul Listowski earned 354 votes to Carol Hollaway's 224, according to the unofficial count. — Nick Powell, Houston Chronicle, "Tally of provisional ballots to determine fate of Galveston City Council election," 8 May 2018 Vann’s father returned after a career in the military and spent his old age as a kind of unofficial mayor and handyman. — Washington Post, "In one unusual Virginia neighborhood, roots stretch to the first Africans in America," 21 Aug. 2019These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'unofficial.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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More Definitions for unofficial
unofficial
adjective
English Language Learners Definition of unofficial
: not formally chosen by an official decision or vote
: not done or made in a formal way by someone in a position of authority
: not having the authority to make a statement, decision, etc.
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unofficial
adjective
un·of·fi·cial
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Kids Definition of unofficial
: not official
unofficial
adjective
un·of·fi·cial
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Medical Definition of unofficial
: not official
specifically
: of, relating to, or being a drug not described in the United States Pharmacopeia and National Formulary — compare nonofficial, official
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