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unofficial

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1. unofficial - Adjective

2. unofficial - Adjective Satellite

Meaning

not having official authority or sanction

not officially established

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America has two national budgets, one official, one unofficial. Matt Taibbi

Some countries have good laws, laws which could stem the tide of HIV. The problem is that these laws are flouted. Because stigma gives unofficial license to treat people living with HIV or those at greatest risk unlike other citizens. Shereen El Feki

Blessed are the peacemakers, for they shall take flack from both sides."- Unofficial UN Motto. Robert Asprin

Gandhi was a completely unofficial man. He recognized the gulf that lay between the enjoyment of freedom and the exercise of authority. George Woodcock

From 1971 onwards, the Memorial Day holiday was officially observed on the last Monday in May and became the unofficial start of the summer, with barbecues, blockbuster movie openings and mattress sales. Allen West (politician)

On the unofficial level it was a glorious moment in our national life because young people decided that this had to stop, that they could no longer stand the shedding of blood in this tragic adventure in Southeast Asia. William Kunstler

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