office

Nouns

  • (n) place of business where professional or clerical duties are performed
    • he rented an office in the new building
    business office,
  • (n) an administrative unit of government
    • the Central Intelligence Agency
    • the Census Bureau
    • Office of Management and Budget
    • Tennessee Valley Authority
    agency, bureau, federal agency, government agency, authority,
  • (n) 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
    role, function, part,
  • (n) (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
    power,
  • (n) professional or clerical workers in an office
    • the whole office was late the morning of the blizzard
    office staff,
  • (n) a religious rite or service prescribed by ecclesiastical authorities
    • the offices of the mass
  • (n) a job in an organization
    • he occupied a post in the treasury
    berth, billet, post, situation, position, place, spot,

Synonyms

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

Words of close approximity

offing offish
office-bearer office block office boy office building office furniture officeholder Office of Inspector General Office of Intelligence Support Office of Management and Budget Office of Naval Intelligence Office of the Dead officer officer's mess office staff