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GOVERNMENT OFFICE
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
An office where government employees work
Classified under:
Nouns denoting man-made objects
Hypernyms ("government office" is a kind of...):
business office; office (place of business where professional or clerical duties are performed)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "government office"):
jobcentre (a government office in a town where information about available jobs is displayed and where unemployment benefits are administered)
land office (a government office where business relating to public lands is transacted)
Instance hyponyms:
Oval Office (the office of the President of the United States in the White House)