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The definition of office

16 Definitions of: office

    1. noun, a) a room or set of rooms in which business, professional duties, clerical work, etc, are carried out b) (as modifier)
    2. noun, the building or buildings in which the work of an organization, such as a business or government department, is carried out
    3. noun, a commercial or professional business
    4. noun, the group of persons working in an office
    5. noun, (in Britain) a department of the national government
    6. noun, a) a governmental agency, esp of the Federal government b) a subdivision of such an agency or of a department
    7. noun, a) a position of trust, responsibility, or duty, esp in a government or organization b) (in combination)
    8. noun, duty or function
    9. noun, a minor task or service
    10. noun, an action performed for another, usually a beneficial action
    11. noun, a place where tickets, information, etc, can be obtained
    12. noun, Christianity a) a ceremony or service, prescribed by ecclesiastical authorities, esp one for the dead b) the order or form of these c) RC Church the official daily service d)short for divine office
    13. noun, the parts of a house or estate where work is done, goods are stored, etc
    14. noun, a lavatory (esp in the phrase usual offices)
    15. noun, in (or out of) office (of a government) in (or out of) power
    16. noun, the office slang a hint or signal
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Synonyms: work, business, occupation, base, workroom, branch, department, division, section, wing And more...
 

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