a special duty, charge, or position conferred by an exercise of governmental authority and for a public purpose a position of authority to exercise a public function and to receive whatever emoluments may belong to it
position of responsibility or some degree of executive authority
prescribed form or service of worship
vine office
religious or social ceremonial observance rite
place where a particular kind of business is transacted or a service is supplied as
place in which the functions of a public officer are performed
major administrative unit in some governments British Foreign Office
subdivision of some government departments Patent Office