Definition of office
1a
: 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
3
: a religious or social ceremonial observance : rite
4a
: 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
7a
: a major administrative unit in some governments
British Foreign Office
b
: a subdivision of some government departments
Patent Office
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The first known use of office was in the 13th century
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