"official understanding" is correct and usable in written English.
It is typically used to refer to a formal or authoritative belief or interpretation of a situation or concept. You can use it in situations such as discussing government policies or laws, diplomatic agreements, or official positions or statements. Example: "The official understanding of the new immigration law is that individuals must meet certain criteria in order to obtain a visa."
The signatories to the letter acknowledge that "the time may not yet be right for a change in the church's official understanding of marriage.
Thus, popular support among Arabs for the peace process has lagged far behind an official understanding of how vital peace with Israel is and how important it is to the leaders' own survival and the region's prosperity.
The organization also has an official understanding with Europol, and engages in two-way information sharing with the international law force.
While these aspects mark a continuity in the citizenship regime, major changes have resulted from this official understanding of national identity and the emerging need to address the new conditions created by emigration (Kadirbeyoglu, 2007, 2009).
"From time to time, snippets of audio do go back to [other apps like Facebook's] servers but there's no official understanding what the triggers for that are," explains Peter.
But Mr. O'Leary added that it was transit officials' understanding from those discussions that no inspection reports had been falsified.
Still in the early stages of development, the ambitious project is the result of town officials' "understanding that they had to do something productive with the brownfield," said Stephen Soler, president of the Georgetown Land Company.
Wen Jiabao, China's prime minister, has called publicly for democracy in Myanmar which, even though Chinese officials' understanding of democracy is different to Westerners', is a bold step for a government that claims not to meddle in other countries' internal affairs.
Amy Albano said she reviewed the portion about the endorsed terms to ensure it was accurate and communicated city officials' understanding of the proposal.
Secure Communities was originally touted as optional -- law enforcement could, to officials' understanding, participate in the program or stay out of it.
According to an Obama administration official, an understanding on direct talks was reached with senior Iranian officials who report to Ayatollah Khamenei.
