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office n. [
business office] place of business where professional or clerical duties are performed; "he rented an office in the new building"
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office n. [
agency, federal agency, government agency, bureau, authority] an administrative unit of government; "the Central Intelligence Agency"; "the Census Bureau"; "Office of Management and Budget"; "Tennessee Valley Authority"
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office n. [
function, part, role] 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"
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office n. [
power] (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"; "during his first year in power"; "the power of the president"
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office n. [
office staff] professional or clerical workers in an office; "the whole office was late the morning of the blizzard"
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