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office meaning and definition

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OFFICE noun

Definition of office (noun)

  1. place of business where professional or clerical duties are performed
  2. an administrative unit of government
  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"
    • synonyms: 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"
    • synonyms: power
  5. professional or clerical workers in an office
    • "the whole office was late the morning of the blizzard"
    • synonyms: office staff
  6. a religious rite or service prescribed by ecclesiastical authorities
    • "the offices of the mass"
  7. a job in an organization
Source: Princeton University Wordnet

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