Office meaning

What does “office” mean? Definitions, examples, synonyms and opposites.

“office” is a noun with 7 meanings. Its most common meaning is: place of business where professional or clerical duties are performed.

office

place of business where professional or clerical duties are performed
“he rented an office in the new building”
Synonymsbusiness office
an administrative unit of government
“the Central Intelligence Agency”
“the Census Bureau”
Synonymsagency federal agency government agency bureau authority
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”
Synonymsfunction part role
(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”
Synonymspower
professional or clerical workers in an office
“the whole office was late the morning of the blizzard”
Synonymsoffice staff
a religious rite or service prescribed by ecclesiastical authorities
“the offices of the mass”
a job in an organization
“he occupied a post in the treasury”
Synonymsposition post berth spot billet place situation

Source: WordNet 3.1, Princeton University