officeholder vs official

officeholder and official both are nouns.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
officeholder	Yes	No	No	No
official	Yes	Yes	No	No

As nouns, official is a hypernym of officeholder; that is, official is a word with a broader meaning than officeholder:

Other hypernyms of officeholder include holder, functionary.

As nouns, official is a hypernym of officeholder; that is, official is a word with a broader meaning than officeholder:

officeholder: someone who is appointed or elected to an office and who holds a position of trust
official: a worker who holds or is invested with an office

Other hypernyms of officeholder include holder, functionary.

officeholder (noun)	official (noun)
the official who holds an office	someone who administers the rules of a game or sport
someone who is appointed or elected to an office and who holds a position of trust	a worker who holds or is invested with an office

officeholder (adjective)	official (adjective)
	having official authority or sanction
	of or relating to an office
	verified officially
	(of a church) given official status as a national or state institution
	conforming to set usage, procedure, or discipline