office

noun

1. 1

   a job in an organization

   he occupied a post in the treasury

2. 2

   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

3. 3

   a religious rite or service prescribed by ecclesiastical authorities

   the offices of the mass

4. 4

   place of business where professional or clerical duties are performed

   he rented an office in the new building

5. 5

   an administrative unit of government

   the Central Intelligence Agency

   the Census Bureau

6. 6

   professional or clerical workers in an office

   the whole office was late the morning of the blizzard

7. 7

   (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