office

UK /ˈɔf.ɪs/ US /ˈɔf.ɪs/

noun 5verb 2

Definitions

noun

A ceremonial duty or service, particularly

Golde (gaue he him)[…]for all maner of veſſels of euery offyce[…]

A ceremonial duty or service

In the Latin rite, all bishops, priests, and transitional deacons are obliged to recite the Divine Office daily.

His spirituall exercises were chiefly Prayer, the H. Sacrifice of Masse, his Canonicall Houres or diuine Office.

verb

To provide (someone) with an office.

Is he officed in Congressional Relations or is he officed in SCA?

Prior to that time, Station personnel were first officed in temporary wartime barracks on the campus and then on the second floor of the Journalism Building.

To have an office.

"I believed that Dave was just doing a favor for his brother," said Somerville, who added that he assumed Lou and Dave officed together.

Collocations

(noun.) official position

ADJ

exalted, great, high, important

minor

lucrative, prestigious

hereditary

national, public

ecclesiastical, judicial, ministerial, political

VERB + OFFICE

run for, stand for

She decided to stand for office as a candidate in the local election last year.

hold, remain in, retain, stay in

The mayor remained in office for three consecutive terms before retiring.

be appointed to, be elected to

be re-elected to, be returned to

The popular mayor was returned to office after winning the election by a wide margin.

assume, be sworn into, come into, come to, enter, take, take up

After winning the election, the new president will take office next month.

give up, leave, lose, relinquish, resign from, retire from, vacate

be driven from, be forced from, be removed from, be suspended from, be turned out of

OFFICE + NOUN

holder

PREP

in ~

The mayor has been in office for three years and plans to run for reelection.

out of ~

The mayor made many changes after returning to power, undoing decisions made when out of office.

PHRASES

a candidate for office, duties of the office, a term of office

The mayor completed her first term of office and decided to run for re-election.

Thesaurus

Synonyms

noun — a job in an organization

noun — the actions and activities assigned to or required or expect

noun — an administrative unit of government

noun — (of a government or government official) holding an office m

power

Antonyms

Idioms & Phrases

back office

The IT and infrastructure support services for a company, separate from the public face of the business.

"We had a clear philosophy from Day One, which was that we wanted to maintain the individualness, the uniqueness of each product, and yet we wanted to realize, in effect, some of t

Example Bank

Golde (gaue he him)[…]for all maner of veſſels of euery offyce[…]

Wiktionary

In the Latin rite, all bishops, priests, and transitional deacons are obliged to recite the Divine Office daily.

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His spirituall exercises were chiefly Prayer, the H. Sacrifice of Masse, his Canonicall Houres or diuine Office.

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Is he officed in Congressional Relations or is he officed in SCA?

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Prior to that time, Station personnel were first officed in temporary wartime barracks on the campus and then on the second floor of the Journalism Building.

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"I believed that Dave was just doing a favor for his brother," said Somerville, who added that he assumed Lou and Dave officed together.

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