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office

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

office, business office

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

Office, Microsoft Office

n. a set of productivity tools designed by Microsoft

office, office staff

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

office, power

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"

function, office, 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"

agency, federal agency, government agency, bureau, office, authority

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

position, post, berth, office, spot, billet, place, situation

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

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den

n. a room that is comfortable and secluded

library

n. a building that houses a collection of books and other materials

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 apartment, studio

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

chamber

n. a room where a judge transacts business

bedroom, sleeping room, sleeping accommodation, chamber, bedchamber

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"

dominance, ascendance, ascendence, ascendancy, ascendency, control

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"

reign, sovereignty

n. royal authority; the dominion of a monarch

domination, mastery, supremacy

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

dominion, rule

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

regulation

n. the state of being controlled or governed

eminence, distinction, preeminence, note

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

importance, grandness

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 sphere of knowledge; "baking is not my department"; "his work established a new department of literature"

organization, organisation

n. a group of people who work together

branch, subdivision, arm

n. a division of some larger or more complex organization; "a branch of Congress"; "botany is a branch of biology"; "the Germanic branch of Indo-European languages"

agency

n. a business that serves other businesses

unit, social 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"

military service, armed service, service

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

deputation, commission, delegation, delegacy, mission

n. a group of representatives or delegates

site, situation

n. physical position in relation to the surroundings; "the sites are determined by highly specific sequences of nucleotides"

point

n. a distinguishing or individuating characteristic; "he knows my bad points as well as my good points"

topographic point, place, spot

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

position

n. the act of positing; an assumption taken as a postulate or axiom

profession

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

assignment

n. an undertaking that you have been assigned to do (as by an instructor)

mission, missionary work

n. the organized work of a religious missionary

undertaking

n. the trade of a funeral director

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