Office Years Party Company Government Moving Side Town

• the company is moving to new offices on the other side of town.
• are you going to the office today?
• an office job
• office workers

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?
• an office job
• office workers
2. a room in which a particular person works, usually at a desk
• Some people have to share an office.
• Come into my office.
3. a place where a doctor, dentist or vet sees patients
• a doctor’s/dentist’s office
4. a room or building used for a particular purpose, especially to provide information or a service
• see also box office
  https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/definition/english/box-office
• the local tourist office
• a ticket office
5. used in the names of some British government departments
• the Foreign Office
• the Home Office
• the Office of Fair Trading
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?
• The party has been out of office (= has not formed a government) for many years.
• The present government took office in 2009.
• to seek/run for office
• to stand for office
• the office of treasurer
7. with somebody’s help

Extra Examples

• Crime figures had fallen, said a Home Office spokesman.
• He ran for office in the last presidential election.
• I sometimes go into the office on Saturdays when we’re busy.
• I sometimes have to stay late at the office.
• I’m sorry, Mr Anders is not in the office today.
• London has relatively few high-rise office buildings compared to cities in the US.
• Martin was sworn into office as prime minister in March.
• She has never sought public office.
• The Labour Party took office in 1997.
• The company set up its first permanent offices in Manhattan.
• The conference centre provides office facilities such as computers and faxes.
• The government seemed likely to remain in office for the next five years.
• The government was returned to office by a large majority.
• The old warehouses have been redeveloped as office buildings.
• The party has broken all the promises it made when out of office.
• The president holds office for a period of four years.
• The prime minister arranged a meeting in his private office.
• 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.
• a research project carried out by the Welsh Office
• an office overlooking the Hudson River
• breaking promises made when out of office
• the bill from an office visit to the doctor
• 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
• Bush ran for office again in 2004.
• He took an office job in the city.
• He took over the office of treasurer last year.
• How long has he been in office?
• The company is moving to new offices on the other side of town.
• The party has been out of office for many years.
• There was a long wait at the ticket office.
• We ought to inform head office.
• You should be able to get a map at the local tourist office.
• to stand for office

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’.