office
noun
What it means
- noun a religious rite or service prescribed by ecclesiastical authorities “the offices of the mass”
- noun place of business where professional or clerical duties are performed “he rented an office in the new building”
- noun professional or clerical workers in an office “the whole office was late the morning of the blizzard”
- noun (of a government or government official) holding an office means being in power “being in office already gives a candidate a great advantage”
- noun the actions and activities assigned to or required or expected of a person or group “the function of a teacher”
- noun a job in an organization “he occupied a post in the treasury”
- noun an administrative unit of government “the Central Intelligence Agency”