English dictionary

office

/'/O/f/I/s/

Definitions, examples, synonyms and antonyms from WordNet 3.0.

noun

place of business where professional or clerical duties are performed

noun.artifact

Examples
He rented an office in the new building.

Synonyms business office

Source: WordNet 3.0
an administrative unit of government

noun.group

Examples
Office of Management and Budget.

Synonyms agency authority bureau federal agency government agency

Source: WordNet 3.0
the actions and activities assigned to or required or expected of a person or group

noun.act

Synonyms function part role

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(of a government or government official) holding an office means being in power

noun.state

Examples
Being in office already gives a candidate a great advantage.

During his first year in office.

Synonyms power

Source: WordNet 3.0
professional or clerical workers in an office

noun.group

Examples
The whole office was late the morning of the blizzard.

Synonyms office staff

Source: WordNet 3.0
a religious rite or service prescribed by ecclesiastical authorities

noun.act

Examples
The offices of the mass.

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a job in an organization

noun.act

Synonyms berth billet place position post situation spot

Source: WordNet 3.0
That which a person does, either voluntarily or by appointment, for, or with reference to, others; customary duty, or a duty that arises from the relations of man to man; as, kind <i>offices</i>, pious <i>offices</i>.

noun

Source: webster1913

To perform, as the duties of an office; to discharge.

verb

Source: webster1913