office-n; 6 Senses

Sense Number 1: a business, both in its location, work, and/or staff

Commentary: This sense is the general concept of which senses 2 and 3 are more specific aspects. Unless one of senses 2 or 3 exclusively and exactly fits, use this sense.

Examples:
His office produced very good work.
Office work can be tiresome.
The Office of Himmerty and Schlimerty handled the lawsuit.

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Sense Number 2: staff of workers who form a business environment and organization

Commentary: This sense should only be chosen if the sentence is very clearly talking only about staff and not the business or building. Can take [+animate] attributes ('late','gossipy') because it refers to a group of people.

Examples:
the whole office was late the morning of the blizzard
their office is always so gossipy!

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Sense Number 3: physical location of a business

Commentary: This sense should be used when the sentence is clearly talking only about the rooms and buildings, not about the staff or business itself. Look for locational prepositions such as 'at', 'from', 'to'

Examples:
I'll pick up some forms at the office.
The offices in that part of town are really expensive.
I usually work from my office at home.
He visited the recently opened New York office of that law firm.

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Sense Number 4: duty,function,role or authority of an individual in a given job or capacity.

Commentary: part

Examples:
This scandal sullies the office of the President of the United States.
the function of a teacher
he occupied a post in the treasury
He signed a lot of bills during his first year in office.

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Sense Number 5: official legal agency or administrative body

Commentary: Usually part of a proper name

Examples:
"Office of Management and Budget" "the Census Bureau";
"The General Accounting Office;" "The Office of Special Plans"

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Sense Number 6: religious rite prescribed by ecclesiastical authorities

Examples:
The office of Mass

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