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1. |
[ noun ] (business) place of business where professional or clerical duties are performed |
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business_office
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"he rented an office in the new building"
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place_of_business
headquarters
government_office
countinghouse
life_office
box_office
newsroom
loan_office
shipping_office
office_building
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2. |
[ noun ] (government) an administrative unit of government |
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agency
bureau
authority
federal_agency
government_agency
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"the Central Intelligence Agency"
"the Census Bureau"
"Office of Management and Budget"
"Tennessee Valley Authority"
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administrative_unit
Atomic_Energy_Commission
Selective_Service
organ
child_welfare_agency
National_Park_Service
Federal_Housing_Administration
fda
Manhattan_Project
Environmental_Protection_Agency
u.s._army_criminal_investigation_laboratory
executive_agency
Internal_Revenue_Service
United_Nations_agency
Federal_Bureau_of_Investigation
nrc
Bureau_of_Alcohol_Tobacco_and_Firearms
Comptroller_of_the_Currency
Bureau_of_Customs
Bureau_of_Engraving_and_Printing
Center_for_Disease_Control
occupational_safety_and_health_act
ahpcrc
national_climatic_data_center
national_institute_of_standards_and_technology
patent_office
central_bank
secret_service
National_Aeronautics_and_Space_Administration
Central_Intelligence_Agency
financial_management_service
faa
gao
foreign_service
naval_surface_warfare_center
icc
national_labor_relations_board
national_weather_service
inland_revenue
ordnance_survey
sec
local_authority
cdc
counterterrorist_center
nonproliferation_center
national_oceanic_and_atmospheric_administration
bja
technology_administration
national_institutes_of_health
national_technical_information_service
darpa
department_of_defense_laboratory_system
department_of_energy_intelligence
phs
bjs
immigration_and_naturalization_service
regulatory_agency
redevelopment_authority
bureau_of_diplomatic_security
united_states_border_patrol
bureau_of_intelligence_and_research
fws
weather_bureau
office_of_intelligence_support
Social_Security_Administration
transportation_safety_administration
Bureau_of_the_Census
u._s._coast_guard
naval_air_warfare_center_weapons_division
naval_special_warfare
naval_research_laboratory
naval_underwater_warfare_center
office_of_naval_intelligence
marine_corps_intelligence_activity
afisr
independent_agency
advanced_research_and_development_activity
defense_logistics_agency
defense_reutilization_and_marketing_service
defense_technical_information_center
law_enforcement_agency
government_printing_office
national_guard_bureau
ai
ballistic_missile_defense_organization
defense_information_systems_agency
national_imagery_and_mapping_agency
casualty_care_research_center
afrl
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3. |
[ noun ] the actions and activities assigned to or required or expected of a person or group |
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part
role
function
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: "the function of a teacher"
"the government must do its part"
"play its role"
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duty
stead
capacity
second_fiddle
hat
second_fiddle
portfolio
officiate
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4. |
[ noun ] (of a government or government official) holding an office means being in power |
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power
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"being in office already gives a candidate a great advantage"
"during his first year in power"
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state
war_power
executive_clemency
government
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[ noun ] (work) professional or clerical workers in an office |
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office_staff
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"the whole office was late the morning of the blizzard"
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staff
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6. |
[ noun ] (religion) a religious rite or service prescribed by ecclesiastical authorities |
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"the offices of the mass"
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rite
Divine_Office
Little_Office
officiate
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7. |
[ noun ] (work) a job in an organization |
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position
place
post
berth
spot
billet
situation
slot
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"he occupied a post in the treasury"
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occupation
job
legation
professorship
apprenticeship
academicianship
bishopry
chairmanship
chaplaincy
attorneyship
clerkship
comptrollership
bailiffship
admiralty
discipleship
chancellorship
foremanship
chieftaincy
headship
commandership
internship
consulship
legislatorship
controllership
cadetship
ambassadorship
curacy
accountantship
counselorship
messiahship
prelacy
editorship
eldership
emirate
protectorship
generalship
governorship
headship
solicitorship
incumbency
inspectorship
instructorship
tribuneship
judgship
lectureship
fatherhood
khanate
librarianship
lieutenancy
councillorship
caliphate
marshalship
mastership
mayoralty
moderatorship
curatorship
overlordship
pastorship
custodianship
captainship
praetorship
precentorship
deanship
premiership
presidency
primateship
principalship
priorship
proconsulship
proctorship
preceptorship
prefecture
receivership
regency
rulership
secretaryship
senatorship
sinecure
directorship
speakership
stewardship
studentship
teachership
thaneship
throne
treasurership
cardinalship
viceroyship
viziership
wardenship
wardership
hot_seat
apostleship
fatherhood
managership
manhood
peasanthood
public_office
residency
sainthood
womanhood
magistracy
station
officiate
post
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offish
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