Definition of office
1 a
:a special duty, charge, or position conferred by an exercise of governmental authority and for a public purpose :a position of authority to exercise a public function and to receive whatever emoluments may belong to it
b
:a position of responsibility or some degree of executive authority
2
:a prescribed form or service of worship;
specifically,
capitalized
:divine office
3
:a religious or social ceremonial observance :rite
4 a
:something that one ought to do or must do :an assigned or assumed duty, task, or role
b
:the proper or customary action of something :function
c
:something done for another :service
5
:a place where a particular kind of business is transacted or a service is supplied: such as
a
:a place in which the functions of a public officer are performed
b
:the directing headquarters of an enterprise or organization
c
:the place in which a professional person conducts business
6
offices plural, chiefly British
:the apartments, attached buildings, or outhouses in which the activities attached to the service of a house are carried on
7 a
:a major administrative unit in some governments
- British Foreign Office
b
:a subdivision of some government departments
- Patent Office
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