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How to pronounce office in English?

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Type Words
Synonyms berth, billet, place, position, post, situation, spot
Type of occupation, job, business, line of work, line
Has types presidentship, accountantship, admiralty, ambassadorship, apostleship, apprenticeship, associateship, attorneyship, bailiffship, baronetage, bishopry, cadetship, caliphate, captaincy, captainship, cardinalate, cardinalship, chair, chairmanship, chancellorship, chaplaincy, chaplainship, chieftaincy, chieftainship, clerkship, commandership, commandery, comptrollership, consulship, controllership, councillorship, councilorship, counsellorship, counselorship, curacy, curatorship, custodianship, deanery, deanship, directorship, discipleship, editorship, eldership, emirate, episcopate, fatherhood, feudal lordship, foremanship, generalcy, generalship, governorship, headship, hot seat, incumbency, inspectorship, instructorship, internship, judgeship, judicature, khanate, lectureship, legateship, legation, legislatorship, librarianship, lieutenancy, magistracy, magistrature, managership, manhood, marshalship, mastership, mayoralty, messiahship, moderatorship, overlordship, pastorate, pastorship, peasanthood, plum, praetorship, precentorship, preceptorship, prefecture, prelacy, prelature, premiership, presidency, academicianship, primateship, principalship, priorship, proconsulate, proconsulship, proctorship, professorship, protectorship, public office, rabbinate, receivership, rectorate, rectorship, regency, residency, rulership, sainthood, secretaryship, seigneury, seigniory, senatorship, sinecure, solicitorship, speakership, stewardship, studentship, teachership, thaneship, throne, treasurership, tribuneship, trusteeship, vice-presidency, viceroyship, viziership, wardenship, wardership, womanhood
Derivation officiate
Type Words
Synonyms function, part, role
Type of duty
Has types hat, portfolio, lieu, stead, second fiddle, capacity, place, position
Derivation officiate
Type Words
Synonyms office staff
Type of staff


the whole office was late the morning of the blizzard.
Type Words
Synonyms power
Type of state
Has types war power, executive clemency
Derivation official, officiate


being in office already gives a candidate a great advantage.
during his first year in office.
Type Words
Synonyms business office
Type of business establishment, place of business
Has types home office, loan office, main office, life office, shipping office, box office, home base, ticket booth, government office, newsroom, countinghouse, central office, ticket office, headquarters


he rented an office in the new building.
Type Words
Synonyms agency, authority, bureau, federal agency, government agency
Type of administrative body, administrative unit
Has types immigration and naturalization service, u. s. air force, independent agency, inr, ins, u. s. army, u. s. coast guard, internal revenue service, irs, advanced research and development activity, united states air force, united states army, defense technical information center, tsa, occupational safety and health administration, office of intelligence support, office of naval intelligence, ois, comptroller of the currency, oni, organ, osha, us coast guard, us fish and wildlife service, patent and trademark office database, counterterrorist center, ctc, patent office, phs, customs bureau, customs service, darpa, defense advanced research projects agency, defense information systems agency, defense logistics agency, defense reutilization and marketing service, department of defense laboratory system, department of energy intelligence, disa, doei, drms, ds, dtic, us government printing office, us navy, usa, executive agency, faa, technology administration, fda, federal aviation administration, federal housing administration, usaf, fha, financial management service, food and drug administration, foreign service, fws, gao, transportation security administration, government accounting office, government printing office, uscb, gpo, usn, lablink, law enforcement agency, united states border patrol, united states coast guard, united states fish and wildlife service, united states government accounting office, local authority, united states government printing office, united states navy, united states public health service, marine corps intelligence activity, us air force, us army, mcia, us border patrol, national climatic data center, national geospatial-intelligence agency, national guard bureau, national institute of standards and technology, national institutes of health, national oceanic and atmospheric administration, national park service, national technical information service, national weather service, naval air warfare center weapons division, naval special warfare, naval surface warfare center, naval underwater warfare center, ai, air force, air force intelligence surveillance and reconnaissance, air force isr, navy, nawcwpns, ncdc, arda, army, army intelligence, nga, ngb, ballistic missile defense organization, nih, nist, bja, bjs, bmdo, bureau of customs, bureau of diplomatic security, bureau of engraving and printing, bureau of intelligence and research, bureau of justice assistance, bureau of justice statistics, bureau of the census, afisr, noaa, nonproliferation center, npc, nsw, nswc, casualty care research center, ccrc, cdc, census bureau, center for disease control and prevention, ntis, nuwc
Derivation official
Type Words
Type of religious rite, rite
Has types divine office, little office, office of the dead
Derivation officiate, official


the offices of the mass.

Examples of office

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Every three years, the Franklin County auditor's office adjusts property values.
From the dispatchpolitics.com
Most were about areas between the state parking lots and state office buildings.
From the tennessean.com
Exactly when Bryan will move her office to the historic courthouse is not clear.
From the tennessean.com
Steer her towards outfits that would both flatter her and be office appropriate.
From the abcnews.go.com
Do it someplace away from the office, when you're having a relaxed conversation.
From the abcnews.go.com
It will also produce downtown's first new office building in more than 20 years.
From the stltoday.com
He also is provided an office and support staff at A-B's St. Louis headquarters.
From the stltoday.com
Now, it's just a nuisance matter for the town clerk's office to manage, he said.
From the newsday.com
He resigned in 2006 amid philosophical differences with the club's front office.
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More examples
  • Place of business where professional or clerical duties are performed; "he rented an office in the new building"
  • Agency: an administrative unit of government; "the Central Intelligence Agency"; "the Census Bureau"; "Office of Management and Budget"; "Tennessee Valley Authority"
  • Function: 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"
  • (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"
  • Professional or clerical workers in an office; "the whole office was late the morning of the blizzard"
  • A religious rite or service prescribed by ecclesiastical authorities; "the offices of the mass"
  • An office is generally a room or other area in which people work, but may also denote a position within an organization with specific duties attached to it (see officer, office-holder, official); the latter is in fact an earlier usage, office as place originally referring to the location of one' ...
  • The Office is the title of several television mockumentary/situation comedy shows. The original version of The Office was aired in the United Kingdom, created by Ricky Gervais and Stephen Merchant. It starred Gervais as the boss and main character. ...
  • The third season of the American television comedy The Office premiered in the United States on NBC on September 21, 2006, and concluded on May 17, 2007. ...