Noun: office ó-fis
- Place of business where professional or clerical duties are performed
"he rented an office in the new building";
- business office
- The actions and activities assigned to or required or expected of a person or group
"It was his office to maintain order in the classroom";
- function, part, role
- An administrative unit of government
"Office of Management and Budget";
- agency, federal agency, government agency, bureau, authority
- A job in an organization
"She held a prestigious office in the company";
- position, post, berth, place, situation
- (of a government or government official) the status of currently holding an official or elected position and having the corresponding authority
"being in office already gives a candidate a great advantage"; "during his first year in office";
- power
- Professional or clerical workers in an office
"the whole office was late the morning of the blizzard";
- office staff
- A religious rite or service prescribed by ecclesiastical authorities
"the offices of the mass"
Derived forms: offices
Type of: administrative body, administrative unit, business, business establishment, duty, job, line, line of work, occupation, place of business, religious rite, rite, staff, state
Part of: office block, office building
Encyclopedia: Office, Chief of the Air Corps