Home Office
n (Government, Politics & Diplomacy) government Brit the national department responsible for the maintenance of law and order, immigration control, and all other domestic affairs not specifically assigned to another department
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home′ of′fice
n. 1. the main office of a company.
2. (caps.) the governmental department in Great Britain dealing with domestic matters, as elections and the control of police.
3. a work or office space set up in a person's home and used exclusively for business on a regular basis.
[1860–65]
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Noun | 1. | Home Office - the government department in charge of domestic affairsministry - a government department under the direction of a minister |
| 2. | home office - (usually plural) the office that serves as the administrative center of an enterprise; "many companies have their headquarters in New York"mukataa - an Arabic word for headquarters or administrative center; "Arafat was holed up in the mukataa of his West Bank compound" business office, office - place of business where professional or clerical duties are performed; "he rented an office in the new building" |
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