of·fice (ô f s,  fs)n. 1. a. A place in which business, clerical, or professional activities are conducted. b. The administrative personnel, executives, or staff working in such a place. 2. A duty or function assigned to or assumed by someone. See Synonyms at function. 3. A position of authority, duty, or trust given to a person, as in a government or corporation: the office of vice president. 4. a. A subdivision of a governmental department: the U.S. Patent Office. b. A major executive division of a government: the British Home Office. 5. A public position: seek office. 6. offices Chiefly British The parts of a house, such as the laundry and kitchen, in which servants carry out household work. 7. A usually beneficial act performed for another. Often used in the plural. 8. Ecclesiastical A ceremony, rite, or service, usually prescribed by liturgy, especially: a. The canonical hours. b. A prayer service in the Anglican Church, such as Morning or Evening Prayer. c. A ceremony, rite, or service for a special purpose, especially the Office of the Dead. [Middle English, from Old French, duty, from Latin officium; see dh  - in Indo-European roots.] |
office
Noun
1. a room, set of rooms, or building in which business, professional duties, or clerical work are carried out
2. a department of an organization dealing with particular business: cheque books were sent from the printer to the bank's sorting office
3. the group of people working in an office: she assured him that the office was running smoothly
4. a government department or agency: Office of Fair Trading
5. a position of trust or authority, as in a government: he would not seek a second term of office
6. a place where tickets, information, or some service can be obtained: why don't you give the ticket office a ring?
7. Christianity a religious ceremony or service
8. good offices the help given by someone to someone else: Syria's good offices finally led to the release of two western hostages
9. in or out of office (of a government) in or out of power [Latin officium service, duty]
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| Noun | 1. |  office - place of business where professional or clerical duties are performed; "he rented an office in the new building"countinghouse - office used by the accountants of a business government office - an office where government employees work central office, headquarters, main office, home base, home office - (usually plural) the office that serves as the administrative center of an enterprise; "many companies have their headquarters in New York" life office - life assurance office loan office - an office where loans are negotiated and repaid newsroom - an office in which news is processed by a newspaper or news agency or television or radio station office block, office building - a building containing offices where work is done business establishment, place of business - an establishment (a factory or an assembly plant or retail store or warehouse etc.) where business is conducted, goods are made or stored or processed or where services are rendered shipping office - the office of a shipping agent; an office where seamen are hired |
| 2. |  office - an administrative unit of government; "the Central Intelligence Agency"; "the Census Bureau"; "Office of Management and Budget"; "Tennessee Valley Authority"administrative body, administrative unit - a unit with administrative responsibilities executive agency - an agency of the executive branch of government FDA, Food and Drug Administration - a federal agency in the Department of Health and Human Services established to regulate the release of new foods and health-related products CDC, Center for Disease Control and Prevention - a federal agency in the Department of Health and Human Services; located in Atlanta; investigates and diagnoses and tries to control or prevent diseases (especially new and unusual diseases) Counterterrorist Center, CTC - an agency that helps the Director of Central Intelligence coordinate counterterrorist efforts in order to preempt and disrupt and defeat terrorist activities at the earliest possible stage Nonproliferation Center, NPC - an agency that serves as the focal point for all Intelligence Community activities related to nonproliferation of weapons of mass destruction and their missile delivery systems Bureau of the Census, Census Bureau - the bureau of the Commerce Department responsible for taking the census; provides demographic information and analyses about the population of the United States National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, NOAA - an agency in the Department of Commerce that maps the oceans and conserves their living resources; predicts changes to the earth's environment; provides weather reports and forecasts floods and hurricanes and other natural disasters related to weather National Climatic Data Center, NCDC - the part of NOAA that maintains the world's largest active archive of weather data National Weather Service - the federal agency in the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration that is responsible for weather forecast and preparation of weather maps Technology Administration - an agency in the Department of Commerce that works with United States industries to promote competitiveness and maximize the impact of technology on economic growth National Institute of Standards and Technology, NIST - an agency in the Technology Administration that makes measurements and sets standards as needed by industry or government programs National Technical Information Service, NTIS - an agency in the Technology Administration that is a primary resource for government-funded scientific and technical and engineering and business related information DARPA, Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency - the central research and development organization for the United States Department of Defense; responsible for developing new surveillance technologies since 9/11 Department of Defense Laboratory System, LABLINK - a defense laboratory that provides essential services in fundamental science for national security and environmental protection and provides technologies that contribute to industrial competitiveness Department of Energy Intelligence, DOEI - an agency that collects political and economic and technical information about energy matters and makes the Department of Energy's technical and analytical expertise available to other members of the Intelligence Community PHS, United States Public Health Service - an agency that serves as the office of Surgeon General; includes agencies whose mission is to improve the public health National Institutes of Health, NIH - an agency in the Department of Health and Human Services whose mission is to employ science in the pursuit of knowledge to improve human health; is the principal biomedical research agency of the federal government BJA, Bureau of Justice Assistance - the bureau in the Department of Justice that assists local criminal justice systems to reduce or prevent crime and violence and drug abuse BJS, Bureau of Justice Statistics - the agency in the Department of Justice that is the primary source of criminal justice statistics for federal and local policy makers Immigration and Naturalization Service, INS - an agency in the Department of Justice that enforces laws and regulations for the admission of foreign-born persons to the United States United States Border Patrol, US Border Patrol - the mobile law enforcement arm of the Immigration and Naturalization Service that detects and prevents illegal entry of aliens into the United States Bureau of Diplomatic Security, DS - the bureau in the State Department that is responsible for the security of diplomats and embassies overseas Foreign Service - the part of the State Department that supplies diplomats for the United States embassies and consulates around the world Bureau of Intelligence and Research, INR - an agency that is the primary source in the State Department for interpretive analyses of global developments and focal point for policy issues and activities of the Intelligence Community | |
| 3. |  office - 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"duty - work that you are obliged to perform for moral or legal reasons; "the duties of the job" capacity - a specified function; "he was employed in the capacity of director"; "he should be retained in his present capacity at a higher salary" hat - an informal term for a person's role; "he took off his politician's hat and talked frankly" portfolio - the role of the head of a government department; "he holds the portfolio for foreign affairs" lieu, stead, place, position - the post or function properly or customarily occupied or served by another; "can you go in my stead?"; "took his place"; "in lieu of" second fiddle - a secondary role or function; "he hated to play second fiddle to anyone" | |
| 4. | office - (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" state - the way something is with respect to its main attributes; "the current state of knowledge"; "his state of health"; "in a weak financial state" governing, government activity, government, governance, administration - the act of governing; exercising authority; "regulations for the governing of state prisons"; "he had considerable experience of government" executive clemency - the power (usually of a president or governor) to pardon or commute the sentence of someone convicted in that jurisdiction war power - an extraordinary power exercised (usually by the executive branch) in the prosecution of a war and involving an extension of the powers that the government normally has in peacetime | |
| 5. |  office - professional or clerical workers in an office; "the whole office was late the morning of the blizzard"staff - personnel who assist their superior in carrying out an assigned task; "the hospital has an excellent nursing staff"; "the general relied on his staff to make routine decisions" | |
| 6. | office - a religious rite or service prescribed by ecclesiastical authorities; "the offices of the mass" religious rite, rite - an established ceremony prescribed by a religion; "the rite of baptism" Divine Office - canonical prayers recited daily by priests (e.g. the breviary of the Roman Catholic Church) Little Office - a Roman Catholic office honoring the Virgin Mary; similar to but shorter than the Divine Office Office of the Dead - an office read or sung before a burial mass in the Roman Catholic Church | |
| 7. | office - a job in an organization; "he occupied a post in the treasury" job, line of work, occupation, business, line - the principal activity in your life that you do to earn money; "he's not in my line of business" academicianship - the position of member of an honorary academy accountantship - the position of accountant admiralty - the office of admiral ambassadorship - the post of ambassador apostleship - the position of apostle apprenticeship - the position of apprentice associateship - the position of associate (as in an office or academy) attorneyship - the position of attorney bailiffship - the office of bailiff baronetage - the state of a baronet bishopry, episcopate - the office and dignity of a bishop cadetship - the position of cadet caliphate - the office of a caliph captaincy, captainship - the post of captain cardinalship - the office of cardinal chairmanship - the position of chairman chancellorship - the office of chancellor chaplaincy, chaplainship - the position of chaplain chieftaincy, chieftainship - the position of chieftain clerkship - the job of clerk commandership, commandery - the position or office of commander comptrollership - the position of comptroller consulship - the post of consul controllership - the position of controller councillorship, councilorship - the position of council member counsellorship, counselorship - the position of counselor curacy - the position of a curate curatorship - the position of curator custodianship - the position of custodian directorship - the position of a director of a business concern discipleship - the position of disciple editorship - the position of editor eldership - the office of elder emirate - the office of an emir fatherhood - the status of a father fatherhood - the status of a religious leader foremanship - the position of foreman generalcy, generalship - the office and authority of a general governorship - the office of governor headship - the position of head headship - the position of headmaster or headmistress hot seat - a difficult position where you are subjected to stress and criticism incumbency - the office of an incumbent inspectorship - the office of inspector instructorship - the position of instructor internship - the position of a medical intern judgeship, judicature - the position of judge khanate - the position of a khan lectureship - the post of lecturer legateship, legation - the post or office of legate legislatorship - the office of legislator librarianship - the position of librarian lieutenancy - the position of a lieutenant magistracy, magistrature - the position of magistrate managership - the position of manager manhood - the status of being a man marshalship - the post of marshall |
office
noun 3. post, place, role, work, business, service, charge, situation, commission, station, responsibility, duty, function, employment, capacity, appointment, occupation
plural noun 4. support, help, backing, aid, favour, assistance, intervention, recommendation, patronage, mediation, advocacy, auspices, aegis, moral support, intercession, espousal
Translations
office [ˈɔfɪs] n (place) → oficina;
doctor's office (US) → consultorio;
Office of Fair Trading (BRIT) → oficina que regula normas comerciales
office [ˈɔfɪs] n (= place) → bureau m (= position); charge f, fonction f;
doctor's office (US) → cabinet (médical);
to take office → entrer en fonctions;
Office of Fair Trading (Brit) → organisme de protection contre les pratiques commerciales abusives
office [ˈɔfɪs] n → Büro nt (= position); Amt nt;
doctor's office (US) → Praxis f;
in office (minister etc) → im Amt;
Office of Fair Trading (Brit) → Behörde f gegen unlauteren Wettbewerb
office [ˈɔfɪs] n (= place) → ufficio (= position); carica;
doctor's office (US) → ambulatorio;
Office of Fair Trading (BRIT) → organismo di protezione contro le pratiche commerciali abusive
n office [ˈofis]
1 the room or building in which the business of a firm is done The firm's head offices are in New York; (also adjective ) office furniture. kantoor مَكْتَب الشَّرِكَه офис kancelář(ský) kontor; kontor- das Büro, Büro-... γραφείο, έδρα despacho, oficina kontor, büroo اداره؛ دفتر toimisto (de) bureau מִשׂרָד दफ्तर ured hivatal kantor skrifstofa ufficio; da ufficio 事務所 사무실, 사무소 kontora, būstinė, raštinė kantoris; birojs; iestāde pejabat kantoor kontor biuro escritório (de) birou офис kancelária; kancelársky urad kancelarija kontor สำนักงาน büro, ofis, iş yeri 辦事處 офіс; контора مقام کاروبار văn phòng 办事处
2 the room in which a particular person works the bank manager's office. kantoor مَكْتَب المُوظَّف офис kancelář kontor das Büro γραφείο, χώρος εργασίας despacho, oficina kabinet اتاق کار työhuone bureau מִשׂרָד कार्यालय ured, kancelarija iroda kantor (einka)skrifstofa ufficio 事務室 (개인의) 사무실 kabinetas kabinets pejabat kantoor kontor biuro, pokój gabinete birou кабинет kancelária pisarna kancelarija kontor สำนักงาน büro, ofis, yazıhane 辦公室 кабінет دفتر phòng làm việc 办公室
3 a room or building used for a particular purpose Train tickets are bought at the ticket-office. kantoor مَكْتَب التَّذاكِر бюро pokladna -kontor das Amt, der Schalter γραφείο, τμήμα oficina kontor, kassa دفتر؛ باجه toimisto bureau מִשׂרָד कार्यालय, दफ्तर ured iroda tempat penjualan skrifstofa; miðasala biglietteria 事業所 (특수 사무의) 취급소 įstaiga, skyrius, ministerija, kasa, punktas ministrija; kase; redakcija pejabat kantoor kontor, luke biuro, kasa bilheteira ghişeu контора; касса pokladňa poslovalnica biletarnica kontor, expedition สำนักงาน ofis, bölüm 售票處 бюро خاص مقصد کا کمرہ phòng chuyên dụng 售票处
4 a position of authority, especially in or as a government Our party has not been in office for years; the office of mayor. amp مَنْصِب، سُلْطَه на власт vládní moc, úřad, funkce embede das Amt εξουσία, αξίωμα cargo amet وزارت؛ اداره virka charge, fonction תַפקִיד पद ured hivatal jabatan embætti, staða, stjórn carica, incarico 役職 관직, 공직 valdžia, postas, pareigos amats; postenis; vara kuasa; jawatan ambt embete; (i makt)posisjon urząd cargo poziţie de autoritate должность; нахождение у власти vládna moc, úrad, funkcia na oblasti položaj inneha sitt ämbete, vara vid makten ตำแหน่ง görev, iktidar 職務 служба, посада منصب cơ quan 职务
n officer
1 a person holding a commission in the army, navy or air force a naval officer. offisier ضابِط офицер důstojník officer; -officer der Offizier αξιωματικός oficial ohvitser افسر upseeri officier קָצִין अधिकारी časnik (katona)tiszt perwira liðsforingi, offisér ufficiale 将校 장교 karininkas virsnieks pegawai officier offiser oficer oficial ofiţer офицер dôstojník častnik oficir officer นายทหาร subay 軍官，警官，船長 офіцер افسر، عہدے دار sĩ quan 军官，警官，船长
2 a person who carries out a public duty a police-officer. amptenaar, beampte, konstabel ضابِط شُرْطَه чиновник policista -embedsmand der Beamte/die Beamtin υπάλληλος, αξιωματούχος funcionario ametnik مامور virkamies fonctionnaire מְמוּנֶה अफ़सर, पदाधिकारी javni službenik köztisztviselő; rendőr petugas embættismaður; lögreglumaður funzionario 役人 공무원, 관리 pareigūnas, tarnautojas amatpersona; darbinieks; policists pegawai ambtenaar embetsmann, tjenestemann, –mann funkcjonariusz oficial ofiţer de poliţie должностное лицо policajt uradnik zvaničnik tjänsteman, konstapel นายตำรวจ memur 公務員，警官 полісмен, констебль اہل کار، عوامي خدمت گزار viên chức 公务员，警官
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