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Nouns (18)

n. a religious rite or service prescribed by ecclesiastical authorities; "the offices of the mass"

n. place of business where professional or clerical duties are performed; "he rented an office in the new building"

n. professional or clerical workers in an office; "the whole office was late the morning of the blizzard"

n. (of a government or government official) holding an office means being in power; "being in office already gives a candidate a great advantage"; "during his first year in office"; "during his first year in power"; "the power of the president"

Microsoft Office

n. a set of productivity tools designed by Microsoft

function, part, role

n. the actions and activities assigned to or required or expected of a person or group; "the function of a teacher"; "the government must do its part"; "play its role"

bureau, authority, agency

n. an administrative unit of government; "the Central Intelligence Agency"; "the Census Bureau"; "Office of Management and Budget"; "Tennessee Valley Authority"

spot, position, post, berth, slot, place, situation

n. a job in an organization; "he occupied a post in the treasury"

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Fuzzynyms (85)

den

n. a room that is comfortable and secluded

library

n. a room where books are kept; "they had brandy in the library"

chancel, sanctuary, bema

n. area around the altar of a church for the clergy and choir; often enclosed by a lattice or railing

study

n. a room used for reading and writing and studying; "he knocked lightly on the closed door of the study"

studio, studio apartment

n. an apartment with a living space and a bathroom and a small kitchen

chamber

n. a room where a judge transacts business

chamber, bedroom, bedchamber, sleeping room

n. a room used primarily for sleeping

apartment, flat

n. a suite of rooms usually on one floor of an apartment house

room

n. an area within a building enclosed by walls and floor and ceiling; "the rooms were very small but they had a nice view"

control, dominance, ascendance, ascendence, ascendancy, ascendency

n. the state that exists when one person or group has power over another; "her apparent dominance of her husband was really her attempt to make him pay attention to her"

sovereignty, reign

n. royal authority; the dominion of a monarch

domination, mastery, supremacy

n. power to dominate or defeat; "mastery of the seas"

rule, dominion

n. dominance or power through legal authority; "France held undisputed dominion over vast areas of Africa"; "the rule of Caesar"

regulation, government

n. the state of being controlled or governed

note, distinction, eminence, preeminence

n. high status importance owing to marked superiority; "a scholar of great eminence"

grandness, importance

n. a prominent status; "a person of importance"

prominence

n. the state of being prominent: widely known or eminent

place, station

n. proper or designated social situation; "he overstepped his place"; "the responsibilities of a man in his station"; "married above her station"

duty, responsibility, obligation

n. the social force that binds you to the courses of action demanded by that force; "we must instill a sense of duty in our children"; "every right implies a responsibility; every opportunity, an obligation; every possession, a duty"- John D.Rockefeller Jr

department

n. a specialized division of a large organization; "you'll find it in the hardware department"; "she got a job in the historical section of the Treasury"

organization, organisation

n. a group of people who work together

subdivision, arm, branch

n. an administrative division of some larger or more complex organization; "a branch of Congress"

agency

n. a business that serves other businesses

unit

n. an organization regarded as part of a larger social group; "the coach said the offensive unit did a good job"; "after the battle the soldier had trouble rejoining his unit"

service, military service, armed service

n. a force that is a branch of the armed forces

delegacy, mission, commission, delegation, deputation

n. a group of representatives or delegates

situation, setting, site

n. physical position in relation to the surroundings

spot, point

n. an outstanding characteristic; "his acting was one of the high points of the movie"

spot, place, topographic point

n. a point located with respect to surface features of some region; "this is a nice place for a picnic"

occupation, business, line of work

n. the principal activity in your life that you do to earn money; "he's not in my line of business"

location, placement, locating, position, positioning, emplacement, situating

n. the act of putting something in a certain place

profession

n. an occupation requiring special education (especially in the liberal arts or sciences)

assignment, duty assignment

n. a duty that you are assigned to perform (especially in the armed forces); "hazardous duty"

mission, missionary work

n. the organized work of a religious missionary

task, project, undertaking

n. any piece of work that is undertaken or attempted; "he prepared for great undertakings"

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