Office

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An office is a room or building where professional or administrative work is done: She works at the office downtown.

Office also means a position of authority or responsibility, especially in government: He ran for office, the office of president.

To hold office is to occupy such a position.

In religious contexts, an office is a set form of worship or prayer: the Divine Office.

The phrase good offices refers to helpful intervention on someone's behalf: Through the good offices of a mutual friend, they reconciled.

workspace

desk

Furniture for writing

cubiclePartitioned office workspace
chairSingle-person sitting furniture
computerElectronic calculating device

filing cabinet · stapler · printer · paperwork · water cooler · conference room · coworker · meetings · email · deadline

political

president

Elected leader of nation

mayorElected head of municipality
governorState's chief executive
senatorUpper chamber member

cabinet · secretary · minister · parliament · administration · campaign · ballot · election · inauguration · term limits

medical

doctor

Licensed medical healer

clinicOutpatient treatment facility
appointmentScheduled time for something
waiting roomSpace for anticipating service

receptionist · examination · consultation · referral · copay · insurance · check-up · practice · physician · dentist

position

title

Formal honorific or name

rolePosition or part
appointmentScheduled time for something
tenureProtected employment status

term · duty · responsibility · authority · holder · vacancy · sworn in · elected · incumbent · oath

room

private

Restricted to certain parties

cornerMeeting point of edges
executiveSenior organizational leader
windowGlass-fitted wall opening

door · nameplate · bookshelf · diploma · plant · thermostat · blinds · carpet · square footage · view

branch

headquarters

Central command location

regionalRelating to an area
satelliteOrbiting celestial body
localOf this area

overseas · home · field · branch · location · outpost · subsidiary · franchise · main · corporate

religious

liturgy

Formal worship structure

vespersEvening devotional service
matinsLiturgical dawn devotions
complineDay's final liturgy

mass · prayers · breviary · divine · sacrament · rite · ceremony · devotion · Anglican · Catholic

Office

desk

president

doctor

title

private

headquarters

liturgy

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