office (
http://definr.com/office)
n 1: place of business where professional or clerical duties are
performed; "he rented an office in the new building"
[syn:
business office]
2: an administrative unit of government; "the Central
Intelligence Agency"; "the Census Bureau"; "Office of
Management and Budget"; "Tennessee Valley Authority" [syn:
agency,
federal agency,
government agency,
bureau,
authority]
3: 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" [syn:
function,
part,
role]
4: (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
power" [syn:
power]
5: professional or clerical workers in an office; "the whole
office was late the morning of the blizzard" [syn: {office
staff}]
6: a religious rite or service prescribed by ecclesiastical
authorities; "the offices of the mass"
7: a job in an organization; "he occupied a post in the
treasury" [syn:
position,
post,
berth,
spot,
place,
situation]