Tra từ office - Từ điển Oxford Advanced Learner 8th

of·fice [office offices] BrE [ˈɒfɪs] NAmE [ˈɔːfɪs] NAmE [ˈɑːfɪs] noun

ROOM/BUILDING
1. countable a room, set of rooms or building where people work, usually sitting at desks
• The company is moving to new offices on the other side of town.
• Are you going to the office today?
•an office job
•office workers
see also ↑back office, ↑head office
2. countable a room in which a particular person works, usually at a desk
• Some people have to share an office.
• Come into my office.
3. countable (NAmE) (BrE sur·gery)a place where a doctor, dentist or ↑vet sees patients
•a doctor's/dentist's office
4. countable (often in compounds)a room or building used for a particular purpose, especially to provide information or a service
•the local tourist office
•a ticket office
see also ↑box office, ↑registry office

GOVERNMENT DEPARTMENT
5. Officecountable used in the names of some British government departments
•the Foreign Office
•the Home Office
•the Office of Fair Trading

IMPORTANT POSITION
6. uncountable, countable an important position of authority, especially in government; the work and duties connected with this
• She held office as a cabinet minister for ten years.
• How long has he been in office?
•The party has been out of office (= has not formed a government) for many years.
•The present government took office in 2009.
•to seek/run for office
• (BrE)to stand for office
•the office of treasurer
Idiom: ↑through somebody's good offices
See also: ↑surgery

Word Origin:
Middle English: via Old French from Latin officium ‘performance of a task’ (in medieval Latin also ‘office, divine service’), based on opus ‘work’ + facere ‘do’.

Thesaurus:
office noun
1. C
•Are you going to the office today?
work • • headquarters • • base • |especially business journalism workplace •
(a) permanent/temporary/main/local/regional/administrative office/headquarters/base
go to/come to/arrive at/get to/leave the office/work/headquarters
have/establish/set up an office/headquarters/base
2. C
•Come into my office.
study • • studio • • workroom •
a large/small office/study/studio/workroom
3. C (usually in compounds)
•You can get a map at the touist office.
agency • • bureau • • service • • ministry •
do sth through a/an office/agency/bureau/service
a government/federal/public/state office/agency/bureau/service/ministry
a/an local/employment/press/information/intelligence/security/advisory office/agency/bureau/service
4. U, C
•She held office as a cabinet minister for ten years.
power • • authority • • role • • capacity • |especially BrE post • |formal position •
sb's office/role/capacity/post/position as sth
take up office/your role/your post/your position
give up/relinquish office/power/authority/your role/your post/your position
leave office/power/your role/your post/your position

Collocations:
Jobs
Getting a job
look for work
look for/apply for/go for a job
get/pick up/complete/fill out/ (BrE) fill in an application (form)
send/email your (BrE) CV/(NAmE) résumé/application/application form/covering letter
be called for/have/attend an interview
offer sb a job/work/employment/promotion
find/get/land a job
employ/ (especially NAmE) hire/recruit/ (especially BrE) take on staff/workers/trainees
recruit/appoint a manager
Doing a job
arrive at/get to/leave work/the office/the factory
start/finish work/your shift
do/put in/work overtime
have/gain/get/lack/need experience/qualifications
do/get/have/receive training
learn/pick up/improve/develop (your) skills
cope with/manage/share/spread the workload
improve your/achieve a better work-life balance
have (no) job satisfaction/job security
Building a career
have a job/work/a career/a vocation
find/follow/pursue/ (especially NAmE) live (out) your vocation
enter/go into/join a profession
choose/embark on/start/begin/pursue a career
change jobs/profession/career
be/ (both especially BrE) work/go freelance
do/take on temp work/freelance work
do/be engaged in/be involved in voluntary work
Leaving your job
leave/ (especially NAmE) quit/resign from your job
give up work/your job/your career
hand in your notice/resignation
plan to/be due to retire in June/next year, etc.
take early retirement

Collocations:
Voting in elections
Running for election
conduct/hold an election/a referendum
(especially NAmE) run for office/election/governor/mayor/president/the White House
(especially BrE) stand for election/office/Parliament/the Labour Party/a second term
hold/call/contest a general/national election
launch/run a presidential election campaign
support/back a candidate
sway/convince/persuade voters/the electorate
appeal to/attract/woo/target (NAmE) swing voters/(BrE) floating voters
fix/rig/steal an election/the vote
Voting
go to/be turned away from (especially BrE) a polling station/(NAmE) a polling place
cast a/your vote/ballot (for sb)
vote for the Conservative candidate/the Democratic party
mark/spoil your ballot paper
count (BrE) the postal votes/(especially NAmE) the absentee ballots
go to/be defeated at the ballot box
get/win/receive/lose votes
get/win (60% of) the popular/black/Hispanic/Latino/Muslim vote
win the election/(in the US) the primaries/a seat in Parliament/a majority/power
lose an election/the vote/your majority/your seat
win/come to power in a landslide (victory) (= with many more votes than any other party)
elect/re-elect sb (as) mayor/president/an MP/senator/congressman/congresswoman
Taking power
be sworn into office/in as president
take/administer (in the US) the oath of office
swear/take (in the UK) an/the oath of allegiance
give/deliver (in the US) the president's inaugural address
take/enter/hold/leave office
appoint sb (as) ambassador/governor/judge/minister
form a government/a cabinet
serve two terms as prime minister/in office
more collocations at ↑economy, ↑politics

Example Bank:
•Crime figures had fallen, said a Home Office spokesman.
•He ran for office in the last presidential election.
•I sometimes go into the office on Saturdays when we're busy.
•I sometimes have to stay late at the office.
•I'm sorry, Mr Anders is not in the office today.
•London has relatively few high-rise office buildings compared to cities in the US.
•Martin was sworn into office as prime minister in March.
•She has never sought public office.
•The Labour Party took office in 1997.
•The company set up its first permanent offices in Manhattan.
•The conference centre provides office facilities such as computers and faxes.
•The government seemed likely to remain in office for the next five years.
•The government was returned to office by a large majority.
•The old warehouses have been redeveloped as office buildings.
•The party has broken all the promises it made when out of office.
•The president holds office for a period of four years.
•The prime minister arranged a meeting in his private office.
•We have an office party every Christmas.
•We plan to open a New York office in the near future.
•What time do you usually leave the office?
•Working in a busy office environment can be stressful.
•You can contact our sales office at this number.
•a research project carried out by the Welsh Office
•an office overlooking the Hudson River
•breaking promises made when out of office
•the bill from an office visit to the doctor
•the three great offices of state: the prime minister, the chancellor and the foreign secretary
•to be re-elected for a second term of office
•Bush ran for office again in 2004.
•He took an office job in the city.
•He took over the office of treasurer last year.
•How long has he been in office?
•The company is moving to new offices on the other side of town.
•The party has been out of office for many years.
•There was a long wait at the ticket office.
•We ought to inform head office.
•You should be able to get a map at the local tourist office.
•to stand for office