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Official position, particularly high employment within government; tenure in such a position.

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#1·Apr 27, 2026UK

Official position, particularly high employment within government; tenure in such a position.

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  • “Met Office Daily Forecast: The day will be cloudy with a high temperature of around 6°C. Winds will reach 13 mph coming from the SW. There is a 11% chance of rain. Stay prepared for the day ahead!”

    — Bluesky· May 2026
  • “Yes! They're apparently the talk of the office”

    — Bluesky· May 2026
  • “As a community we have to say no to all of this. We have to show up at our council meetings to say if they allow this we will get them out of office. We also need more recall elections of politicians who lie on the campaign trail.”

    — Bluesky· May 2026
  • “What forced me out of DC honestly was the fact I got tired of the parking grift. I refuse to PAY to go into work. I refuse to PAY to park at the doctors office. No. Apartment was 2500 per month and parking was 125. No. Until society says to hell with all this…”

    — Bluesky· May 2026
  • “WE HAD THIS PLAN FOR MY OLD OFFICE AND WE SPENT YEARS TRYING TO MAKE IT WORK THEN SOMEONE ELSE TOOK OUR PLAN honestly instead of resigning I should've taken a flamethrower in on my last day”

    — Bluesky· May 2026
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#2·Apr 27, 2026UK

A position of responsibility.

Do not conflate the officeholder with the office; the distinction sometimes matters.
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  • “i went to the polish office today to meet up with my team - one person is sick the other told me when i was already in the bus they wont make it 😭”

    — Bluesky· May 2026
  • “Would you like the flexibility to choose your office views? Get in touch and we will help you become an Effective Live Online Tutor and set up your online teaching business so you can choose where you work! Get started today: [email protected] #elot #online #english”

    — Bluesky· May 2026
  • “The Office from the UK. Yeah, the UK”

  • “[screaming] THE Office no less than 12”

  • “The Office is actually based on a what”

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#3·Apr 27, 2026UK

(religion) A ceremonial duty or service, particularly.

When the office of Secretary of State is vacant, its duties fall upon an official within the department.
Origin: From , from , from , contracted from construction: the act of building or the thing built, from doer of work, craftsman + -y, from work + -i- + -fex. The computing sense is a of various proprietary program suites, such as Microsoft Office. Origin information sourced from Wiktionary contributors (CC BY-SA 4.0).
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  • “another scam along with him suing the IRS. Hey Congress, if the OLC says you cant charge a president with anything while he's in office, I say he shouldn't be able to sue anyone while in office either....especially his own government.”

    — Bluesky· May 2026
  • “Will I be able to collect an 18+ parcel if i'm 17? Ordered an 18+ item and it's being delivered to my local post office. Evri app says i'll need to present photo ID to collect it. But is that because it's 18+ or do they just say that anyway? Do the workers at the post office know it's 18+ only? Will i be able to collect it or should i just cancel the order to save the hassle?”

    — r/AskUK· May 2026
  • “Should the white collar American office space bring back socially accepting the three martini lunch during lunch break?”

    — r/GenZ· Apr 2026
  • “What’s the deal with the door dash Oval Office delivery? I can’t seem to post a photo(will try in a comment) but here’s a link to a comment with some of the context. https://www.reddit.com/r/insanepeoplefacebook/s/4UG3BbBAgv Who is this person and what’s going on?”

    — r/OutOfTheLoop· Apr 2026
  • “Do you own and use an iron? I know clothing fabrics have changed over time to wrinkle less, but I occasionally see fellow office workers wearing wrinkly clothes and it got me wondering. I remember my mom spending a lot of time ironing clothes when I was growing up. I feel like I know more people with steamers than irons these days (I'm one of them myself).”

    — r/AskAnAmerican· Apr 2026
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