offices

1. place of business where professional or clerical duties are performedExamples: "he rented an office in the new building"Synonyms: business office, office

2. an administrative unit of governmentExamples: "the Central Intelligence Agency"; "the Census Bureau"; "Office of Management and Budget"Synonyms: agency, authority, bureau, federal agency, government agency, office

3. the actions and activities assigned to or required or expected of a person or groupExamples: "the function of a teacher"; "the government must do its part"; "play its role"Synonyms: function, office, part, role

4. (of a government or government official) holding an office means being in powerExamples: "being in office already gives a candidate a great advantage"; "during his first year in office"; "during his first year in power"Synonyms: office, power

5. professional or clerical workers in an officeExamples: "the whole office was late the morning of the blizzard"Synonyms: office, office staff

6. a religious rite or service prescribed by ecclesiastical authoritiesExamples: "the offices of the mass"Synonyms: office