offices

noun

plural of office
1
as in departments
a large unit of a governmental, business, or educational organization the company's main office is in Atlanta

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2
as in duties
something one must do because of prior agreement one of the chief offices of a friend is to be there in someone's hour of need

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Recent Examples of offices In the neighborhood, which is actually the oldest part of Prague, there are mostly residential buildings, embassies, and local offices. — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 4 Aug. 2026 The administration let go scores of federal workers who supported the program and closed half of its regional offices. — ABC News, 3 Aug. 2026 The Sidney location is also hoping to host pop-up tables at Sidney schools, hospitals, offices, local businesses, churches and community events, per the post. — Saleen Martin, USA Today, 3 Aug. 2026 Communication with employees about the requirement to move to new offices has been haphazard, workers at six agencies said. — Chiara Eisner, NPR, 3 Aug. 2026 The maker of ChatGPT accounted for roughly $9 out of every $10 spent on identifiable AI tools by House offices, committees and institutional accounts during the year ending March 31, according to a CNBC analysis of House disbursement records. — Luke Fountain,emily Wilkins, CNBC, 3 Aug. 2026 Instead, the local government had reportedly already spoken with the Palais de Tokyo about the kunsthalle using La Générale’s space to house its administrative offices during construction following the December 31 expiration of La Générale’s lease. — News Desk, Artforum, 3 Aug. 2026 The deaths remain under investigation by the state police and coroners’ offices. — Aurora Beacon-News, Chicago Tribune, 3 Aug. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for offices
  1. departments
  2. duties
  3. agencies
  4. responsibilities
  5. bureaus
  6. obligations
  7. services
  8. needs
Noun
  • There is not a statewide budget allocation for the service, and individual departments would have to foot the bill.
    — Corey Schmidt, Sacbee.com, 30 July 2026
  • Kansas City and Independence’s health departments have not responded to inquiries as of Wednesday.
    — Joseph Hernandez, Kansas City Star, 29 July 2026
Definition of departments
Noun
  • But Goff described duties of the person who would fill the new position earlier this week in an interview with The Star.
    — Gary Bedore, Kansas City Star, 1 Aug. 2026
  • Participants are solely responsible for any taxes, duties, customs fees, or other governmental charges associated with receipt or use of a prize, if applicable.
    — The Athletic, New York Times, 1 Aug. 2026
Definition of duties
Noun
  • Georgia still has ample budget reserves and a growing economy, prompting credit rating agencies to give the state their top scores.
    — David Wickert, AJC.com, 30 July 2026
  • Advertisers who have treated those as different budgets, different agencies and different measurement systems may find the distinction harder to maintain.
    — Gabriel Alin Zainescu, Forbes.com, 29 July 2026
Definition of agencies
Noun
  • His responsibilities included opening the facility, watching the children and handling most of the technology at the daycare, including the camera system.
    — Tom Ignudo, CBS News, 31 July 2026
  • At linebacker, Dee Winters and DeMarvion Overshown handled responsibilities with Overshown manning down the green dot communication responsibilities.
    — Nick Harris, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 30 July 2026
Definition of responsibilities
Noun
  • Register fraud alerts with Experian, Equifax and TransUnion, the three main credit reporting bureaus.
    — Brian Sloan,Dan Avery, CNBC, 6 July 2026
  • With each emergency, laws were enacted, bureaus created, budgets enlarged, and civil liberties restricted.
    — Steve H. Hanke, Fortune, 1 July 2026
Definition of bureaus
Noun
  • But Hamad reiterated that none of this will happen if Israel does not implement its obligations.
    — Jeremy Diamond, CNN Money, 31 July 2026
  • Indeed, the ballot language provides a list of acceptable expenditures, such as public safety, infrastructure or obligations for employee retirement benefits.
    — Abigail Hall, The Conversation, 30 July 2026
Definition of obligations
Noun
  • Businesses that build responsibility into their AI systems can earn the confidence needed to innovate faster, deploy AI in more valuable areas and create products and services that customers are willing to embrace.
    — Bernard Marr, Forbes.com, 3 Aug. 2026
  • David is a design leader, teacher, and strategist with deep expertise in creating new products, services, and training solutions.
    — Big Think, Big Think, 2 Aug. 2026
Definition of services
Noun
  • This allowed Amanda to collect data and better understand the scale and specific needs of local families before the summer.
    — Alana Al-Hatlani, Southern Living, 2 Aug. 2026
  • May 21 – June 20 Public expectations and private needs may pull at each other.
    — Tarot.com, Chicago Tribune, 2 Aug. 2026
Definition of needs

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