office

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Synonyms: offie, koffice, offic

Antonyms: offie, koffice, offic

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Noun

1. {{label|en|religion}} A [[ceremonial]] [[duty]] or [[religious service|service]], ''[[particularly]]'':
2. A [[position]] of [[responsibility]].
3. [[official|Official]] [[position]], particularly high [[employment]] within [[government]]; [[tenure]] in such a position.
4. A [[duty]], ''[[particularly]]'' [[owing]] to [[one]]'s [[position]] or [[station]]; a [[charge]], [[trust]], or [[role]]; {{label|en|obsolete|rare}} [[moral duty]].
5. {{label|en|archaic}} [[function|Function]]: [[anything]] [[typically]] [[done]] by or [[expect]]ed of [[something]].
6. {{label|en|now usually in plural}} A [[service]], a [[kindness]].
7. {{label|en|figuratively|slang}} [[inside information|Inside information]].
8. A [[room]], [[set]] of [[room]]s, or [[building]] [[use]]d for [[non-]][[manual work]], ''[[particularly]]'':
9. {{label|en|figuratively}} The [[staff]] of [[such]] [[place]]s.
10. {{label|en|figuratively|in large organizations}} The [[administrative]] [[department]]s [[house]]d in [[such]] [[place]]s, ''[[particularly]]'':
11. {{lb|en|now in the plural|dated}} The [[part]]s of a [[house]] or [[estate]] [[devote]]d to [[manual work]] and [[storage]], as the [[kitchen]], [[scullery]], [[laundry]], [[stable]]s, etc., ''[[particularly]]'' {{label|en|euphemism|dated}} a [[house]] or [[estate]]'s [[facilities]] for [[urination]] and [[defecation]]: [[outhouse]]s or [[lavatories]].
12. {{label|en|UK|_|law|historical}} {{clipping of|en|inquest of office}}:

Verb

1. To provide (someone) with an [[#Noun|office]].
2. {{lb|en|intransitive}} To have an [[#Noun|office]].

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