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noun
- 1. a room, set of rooms, or building used as a place for commercial, professional, or bureaucratic work: "an office job" Similar
- 2. a position of authority or service, typically one of a public nature: "the office of chief constable" Similar
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a position of authority and responsibility in a government or other organization: the office of vice president. As chairman of the association, he held office for over 20 years. The Socialist party has been in office (= governing)/ out of office (= not governing) for almost ten years.
a position of duty, trust, or authority, especially in the government, a corporation, a society, or the like: She was elected twice to the office of president. Synonyms: situation, berth, station, post. employment or position as an official: to seek office. the duty, function, or part of a particular person or agency:
An office is a department of an organization, especially the government, where people deal with a particular kind of administrative work.
The meaning of OFFICE is a special duty, charge, or position conferred by an exercise of governmental authority and for a public purpose : a position of authority to exercise a public function and to receive whatever emoluments may belong to it.
noun. the actions and activities assigned to or required or expected of a person or group. synonyms: function, part, role. see more. noun. (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 ” synonyms: power. see more.
1. a. A place in which business, clerical, or professional activities are conducted. b. The administrative personnel, executives, or staff working in such a place: Can your office handle that amount of work? 2. a. A subdivision of a governmental department: the US Patent Office. b.
Definition of office noun in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
