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• the company is moving to new offices on the other side of town.
• are you going to the office today?
• i'm sorry, mr anders is not in the office today.
• i've had a tough day at the office.

office

1. a room, set of rooms or building where people work, usually sitting at desks
• SEE ALSO back office
  https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/definition/english/back-office
• The company is moving to new offices on the other side of town.
• Are you going to the office today?
• I'm sorry, Mr Anders is not in the office today.
• I've had a tough day at the office.
• a regional/branch office
• office workers
• an office job
• an office building
• The new development will include housing and office space.
• I'm going to be out of the office next week.

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• I sometimes go into the office on Saturdays when we're busy.
• I sometimes have to stay late at the office.
• The company set up its first permanent offices in Manhattan.
• The old warehouses have been redeveloped as office buildings.
• We have an office party every Christmas.
• We plan to open a New York office in the near future.
• What time do you usually leave the office?
• Working in a busy office environment can be stressful.
• You can contact our sales office at this number.
2. a room in which a particular person works, usually at a desk
• SEE ALSO home office
  https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/definition/english/home-office
• Some people have to share an office.
• Come into my office.

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• The prime minister arranged a meeting in his private office.
• an office overlooking the Hudson River
3. a place where a doctor, dentist or vet sees patients
• a doctor’s/dentist’s office
• the bill from an office visit to the doctor
4. a room or building used for a particular purpose, especially to provide information or a service
• SEE ALSO Assay Office
  https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/definition/english/assay-office
• a ticket office
5. used in the names of some British government departments
• SEE ALSO land office
  https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/definition/english/land-office
• the Home Office
• the Foreign and Commonwealth Office
• the Office of Fair Trading
• a research project carried out by the Welsh Office
6. an important position of authority, especially in government; the work and duties connected with this
• She held office as a cabinet minister for ten years.
• How long has he been in office?
• Perhaps she remained in office too long.
• The scandal cast a shadow over his time in office.
• The party has been out of office (= has not formed a government) for many years.
• The present government took office in 2017.
• He died three years after leaving office.
• She has announced she will not run for office again.
• He has never sought public office.
• She held the office of treasurer for five years.

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• He ran for office in the last presidential election.
• Martin was sworn into office as prime minister in March.
• The government seemed likely to remain in office for the next five years.
• The government was returned to office by a large majority.
• The party has broken all the promises it made when out of office.
• The president holds office for a period of four years.
• She is considering standing for office herself.
• the three great offices of state: the prime minister, the chancellor and the foreign secretary
• to be re-elected for a second term of office
7. with somebody’s help

Word Origin

• Middle English: via Old French from Latin officium ‘performance of a task’ (in medieval Latin also ‘office, divine service’), based on opus ‘work’ + facere ‘do’.