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an official language (state language)

a language given a special status in a particular country, state or other jurisdiction

an official language

typically its is a language used in citizen interactions with goverment offcials and it does not refer to the language used by a people or country but by its government

British Empire

the majority of states where english is an offcial language are former territories of the British Empire

English is

the sole official language of the Commonwealth of Nations and the Association of Southwest Asian Nations

English is

is one of the official languages of the United Nations, the Europinian Union, the African Union, Organisation of Islamic Cooperation, Caribbean Community, Union of South American Nations and other international organizations.

United States

English is by right not an offficial language at national level, but most states and territories within the united states have English as an official language (only Puerto Rico uses a language other than english(spanish))

UK, US, Australia and New Zealand

do not have english as an offical language claimed by law but its condisdered to be their de facto offical language due to its dominant position in these countries