office

Meanings

• place of business where professional or clerical duties are performed
  • "he rented an office in the new building"
• an administrative unit of government
  • "Office of Management and Budget"
• the actions and activities assigned to or required or expected of a person or group
• (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"
• professional or clerical workers in an office
  • "the whole office was late the morning of the blizzard"
• a religious rite or service prescribed by ecclesiastical authorities
  • "the offices of the mass"
• a job in an organization

Synonyms

agency, authority, berth, billet, bureau, business office, federal agency, function, government agency, office staff, part, place, position, post, power, role, situation, spot