unofficially

🇺🇸 /ˌʌnəˈfɪʃəli/ 🇬🇧 /ˌʌnəˈfɪʃəli/
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adverb
R

in a way that is not official or approved by people in charge

He was unofficially helping out at the store, and now he was doing it officially.

R

not as part of someone's official job or duties

She unofficially started the project before it was approved by the committee.

translation

adv. in a way that is not official or approved by people in charge; not as part of someone's official job or duties