Meaning of 'office' (Webster Dictionary)
- 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 offices,
pious offices.
- A special duty, trust, charge, or position, conferred by
authority and for a public purpose; a position of trust or authority;
as, an executive or judical office; a municipal office.
- A charge or trust, of a sacred nature, conferred by God
himself; as, the office of a priest under the old dispensation, and
that of the apostles in the new.
- That which is performed, intended, or assigned to be done,
by a particular thing, or that which anything is fitted to perform; a
function; -- answering to duty in intelligent beings.
- The place where a particular kind of business or service
for others is transacted; a house or apartment in which public officers
and others transact business; as, the register's office; a lawyer's
office.
- The company or corporation, or persons collectively, whose
place of business is in an office; as, I have notified the office.
- The apartments or outhouses in which the domestics
discharge the duties attached to the service of a house, as kitchens,
pantries, stables, etc.
- Any service other than that of ordination and the Mass; any
prescribed religious service.
- To perform, as the duties of an office; to discharge.
Meaning of 'office' (Princeton's WordNet)
Meaning (1):
- (of a government or government official) holding an office means being in power
Example in sentence:- 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
Meaning (2):
- a job in an organization
Example in sentence:- he occupied a post in the treasury
Meaning (3):
- place of business where professional or clerical duties are performed
Example in sentence:- he rented an office in the new building
Meaning (4):
- an administrative unit of government
Example in sentence:- Office of Management and Budget;
- Tennessee Valley Authority;
- the Census Bureau;
- the Central Intelligence Agency
Meaning (5):
- the actions and activities assigned to or required or expected of a person or group
Example in sentence:- play its role;
- the function of a teacher;
- the government must do its part
Meaning (6):
- a religious rite or service prescribed by ecclesiastical authorities
Meaning (7):
- professional or clerical workers in an office
Example in sentence:- the whole office was late the morning of the blizzard
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