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office > 7 senses
NOUN1office, business officePlace of business where professional or clerical duties are performed
2office, agency, federal agency, government agency, bureau, authorityAn administrative unit of government
3office, function, part, roleThe actions and activities assigned to or required or expected of a person or group
4office, power(of a government or government official) holding an office means being in power
5office, office staffProfessional or clerical workers in an office
6officeA religious rite or service prescribed by ecclesiastical authorities
7office, position, post, berth, spot, billet, place, situationA job in an organization
office > pronunciation
Soundsao'fahs
Rhymesabacus, abruptness, absoluteness, and 1124 more rhymes in ahs at the HyperDic website...
office > noun 1, artifact
MeaningPlace of business where professional or clerical duties are performed.
Examples"he rented an office in the new building"
Synonymsbusiness office
Part ofoffice building, office block
Narrowerbox office, ticket office, ticket booth; countinghouse; government office; headquarters, central office, main office, home office, home base; life office; loan office; newsroom; shipping office
Broaderplace of business, business establishment
office > noun 2, group
MeaningAn administrative unit of government.
Examples"Office of Management and Budget"
Synonymsagency, federal agency, government agency, bureau, authority
NarrowerAir Force Research Laboratory, AFRL; Army High Performance Computing Research Center, AHPCRC; Naval Research Laboratory, NRL; United States Army Criminal Investigation Laboratory, U.S. Army Criminal Investigation Laboratory, US Army Criminal Investigation Laboratory, USACIL; executive agency; Food and Drug Administration, FDA; Center for Disease Control and Prevention, CDC; Counterterrorist Center, CTC; Nonproliferation Center, NPC; Bureau of the Census, Census Bureau; National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, NOAA; National Climatic Data Center, NCDC; National Weather Service; Technology Administration; National Institute of Standards and Technology, NIST; National Technical Information Service, NTIS; Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency, DARPA; Department of Defense Laboratory System, LABLINK; Department of Energy Intelligence, DOEI; United States Public Health Service, PHS; National Institutes of Health, NIH; Bureau of Justice Assistance, BJA; Bureau of Justice Statistics, BJS; Immigration and Naturalization Service, INS; United States Border Patrol, US Border Patrol; Bureau of Diplomatic Security, DS; Foreign Service; Bureau of Intelligence and Research, INR; United States Fish and Wildlife Service, US Fish and Wildlife Service, FWS; National Park Service; Financial Management Service; Office of Intelligence Support, OIS; Comptroller of the Currency; Bureau of Customs, Customs Bureau, Customs Service, USCB; Bureau of Engraving and Printing; Internal Revenue Service, IRS; Federal Aviation Agency, FAA; Transportation Safety Administration, TSA; Government Accounting Office, GAO, United States Government Accounting Office; United States Coast Guard, U. S. Coast Guard, US Coast Guard; Naval Air Warfare Center Weapons Division, NAWCWPNS; Naval Special Warfare, NSW; Naval Surface Warfare Center, NSWC; Naval Underwater Warfare Center, NUWC; Office of Naval Intelligence, ONI; Marine Corps Intelligence Activity, MCIA; Air Force Intelligence Surveillance and Reconnaissance, Air Force ISR, AFISR; independent agency; Advanced Research and Development Activity, ARDA; Defense Logistics Agency; Defense Reutilization and Marketing Service, DRMS; Defense Technical Information Center, DTIC; law enforcement agency; Occupational Safety and Health Administration, OSHA; organ; Patent and Trademark Office Database, Patent Office; United States Government Printing Office, US Government Printing Office, Government Printing Office, GPO; National Guard Bureau, NGB; Army Intelligence, AI; Ballistic Missile Defense Organization, BMDO; Defense Information Systems Agency, DISA; National Imagery and Mapping Agency, NIMA; Casualty Care Research Center, CCRC; Federal Housing Administration, FHA; local authority
Broaderadministrative unit, administrative body
Adjectivesofficial
office > noun 3, act
MeaningThe actions and activities assigned to or required or expected of a person or group.
Synonymsfunction, part, role
Narrowercapacity; hat; portfolio; stead, position, place, lieu; second fiddle
Broaderduty
Verbsofficiate; officiate
office > noun 4, state
Meaning(of a government or government official) holding an office means being in power.
Examples"being in office already gives a candidate a great advantage"; "during his first year in office"
Synonymspower
Categorygovernment, governing, governance, government activity
Narrowerexecutive clemency; war power
Broaderstate
Verbsofficiate
office > noun 5, group
MeaningProfessional or clerical workers in an office.
Examples"the whole office was late the morning of the blizzard"
Synonymsoffice staff
Broaderstaff
office > noun 6, act
MeaningA religious rite or service prescribed by ecclesiastical authorities.
Examples"the offices of the mass"
NarrowerDivine Office; Little Office
Broaderrite, religious rite
Verbsofficiate; officiate
office > noun 7, act
MeaningA job in an organization.
Synonymsposition, post, berth, spot, billet, place, situation
Narroweracademicianship; accountantship; admiralty; ambassadorship; apostleship; apprenticeship; attorneyship; bailiffship; bishopry; cadetship; caliphate; captainship, captaincy; cardinalship; chairmanship; chancellorship; chaplaincy, chaplainship; chieftaincy, chieftainship; clerkship; commandership, commandery; comptrollership; consulship; controllership; councillorship, councilorship; counselorship, counsellorship; curacy; curatorship; custodianship; deanship, deanery; directorship; discipleship; editorship; eldership; emirate; fatherhood; fatherhood; foremanship; generalship; governorship; headship; headship; hot seat; incumbency; inspectorship; instructorship; internship; judgship, judgeship, judicature; khanate; lectureship; legation, legateship; legislatorship; librarianship; lieutenancy; magistracy, magistrature; managership; manhood; marshalship; mastership; mayoralty; messiahship; moderatorship; overlordship; pastorship, pastorate; peasanthood; praetorship; precentorship; preceptorship; prefecture; prelacy, prelature; premiership; presidency, presidentship; primateship; principalship; priorship; proconsulship, proconsulate; proctorship; professorship, chair; protectorship; public office; receivership; regency; residency; rulership; sainthood; secretaryship; senatorship; sinecure; solicitorship; speakership; stewardship; studentship; teachership; thaneship; throne; treasurership; tribuneship; viceroyship; viziership; wardenship; wardership; womanhood
Broaderoccupation, business, job, line of work, line
Verbsofficiate

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