a room, set of rooms, or building used as a place for commercial, professional, or bureaucratic work:
the local centre of a large business:
"a company which has four US and four European offices"
a room, department, or building used to provide a particular service:
"a ticket office"
"a Post Office"
NORTH AMERICAN ENGLISH
the consulting room of a professional person:
"a patient walks in to a doctor's office"
a position of authority or service, typically one of a public nature:
"the office of chief constable"
tenure of an official position, especially that of a Minister of State or of the party forming the government:
"a year ago, when the President took office"
"he was ejected from office in 1988"
the quarters, staff, or collective authority of a particular government department or agency:
(offices)
a service done for another or others:
"rescued through the good offices of the Italian Ambassador, he was returned safely to England"
christian church
the series of services of prayers and psalms said (or chanted) daily by Catholic priests, members of religious orders, and other clergy.
BRITISH ENGLISHdated(offices)
the parts of a house given over to household work or to storage.