co-official
adjective
co-of·fic·ial
ˌkō-ə-ˈfi-shəl 
: jointly official
Nationalists called on the French central government to give the language co-official status with French.—
Elizabeth Bryant
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The new General Audiovisual Communication Law only counts productions in Spanish or Spain’s co-official languages toward the investment quota.
—Anna Marie De La Fuente, Variety, 24 Sep. 2025
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Anna Marie De La Fuente, Variety, 24 Sep. 2025
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“Co-official.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/co-official. Accessed 28 Nov. 2025.
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