office (n.)

  1. place of business where professional or clerical duties are performed; he rented an office in the new building

    [ Syn: business office ]

  2. an administrative unit of government; the Central Intelligence Agency; the Census Bureau; Office of Management and Budget; Tennessee Valley Authority

    [ Syn: agency , federal agency , government agency , bureau , authority ]

  3. the actions and activities assigned to or required or expected of a person or group; the function of a teacher; the government must do its part; play its role

    [ Syn: function , part , role ]

  4. (of a government or government official) holding an office means being in power; being in office already gives a candidate a great advantage; during his first year in office; during his first year in power; the power of the president

    [ Syn: power ]

  5. professional or clerical workers in an office; the whole office was late the morning of the blizzard

    [ Syn: office staff ]

  6. a religious rite or service prescribed by ecclesiastical authorities; the offices of the mass'

  7. a job in an organization; he occupied a post in the treasury

    [ Syn: position , post , berth , spot , billet , place , situation ]

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