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unofficial comment

[ʌˈnɒfɪʃəl ˈkɒment]
nounpl: unofficial comments
comentário extraoficial
1. A remark or observation made informally, without official sanction or authority
The minister made an unofficial comment about the new policy during a private meeting.
O ministro fez um comentário extraoficial sobre a nova política durante uma reunião privada.
2. A statement that is not formally endorsed or attributed to an organization or official position
According to an unofficial comment from a government spokesperson, the decision will be announced next week.
De acordo com um comentário extraoficial de um porta-voz do governo, a decisão será anunciada na próxima semana.
NYC Slang
off-the-record comment, backchannel remark
Synonyms
informal remarkoff-the-record commentcasual observationunauthoritative statement
Antonyms
official statementformal commentauthorized remark

Regional Variations

General Brazilian
comentário extraoficial
Standard usage in Brazilian Portuguese
Rio de Janeiro
comentário extraoficial
Common in media and political contexts
São Paulo
comentário extraoficial
Widely used in business and journalism
Portugal
comentário extraoficial
Standard usage in European Portuguese

Related Idioms & Phrases

off the record
speak off the cuff
speak without authorization
informal channels
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