official seal

collocation in English

meaningsofofficialandseal

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official
adjective
uk
/əˈfɪʃ.əl/us
/əˈfɪʃ.əl/
relating to a position ...
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seal
noun[C]
uk
/siːl/us
/siːl/
a large mammal that eats fish and lives partly in the sea and partly on land ...
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(Definition ofofficialandsealfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

Examplesofofficial seal

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Many bearofficialsealimpressions and notes stating the year and location of the household register.
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These two examples indicate that the scriveners wrote out the plaints that the litigation masters dictated, and affixed theofficialseal.
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The request to issue theofficialsealto the compact head was therefore refused.
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It is theofficialsealof the president of that republic.
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It shall be a court of record and shall have anofficialseal.
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I hope that in due course we shall hear which three have not received theofficialsealof approval.
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It means that a railway wagon or a cargo plane can be construed as a diplomatic bag if it carries theofficialseal.
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It is with sadness that we are putting theofficialsealon the failure of a noble idea.
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I believe that this is an attempt to put anofficialsealof approval on speculation.
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The masters of theology often set the example for the other facultiese.g., they were the first to adopt anofficialseal.
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Early coins were money stamped with anofficialsealto certify their weight.
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It shall provide a suitable certificate of membership and anofficialseal.
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The official then endorses the document and generally stamps it with anofficialseal.
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The university honored his research by featuring the chimney swift on itsofficialseal.
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As part of his official duties, he designed the territory's firstofficialseal.
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He may also stamp it with hisofficialseal.
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The oldestofficialsealof citizenship in the town dates from 1249.
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The fleur-de-lis only appeared in the town'sofficialsealin the 17th century.
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The scales and the key are also incorporated on theofficialseal.
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