office — EN↔HI

1 [C] a room, set of rooms or a building where people work, usually sitting at desks कार्यालय, दफ़्तर

I usually get to the office at about 9 o’clock.

The firm’s head office [the main branch of the company] is in Bangalore.

Please phone again during office hours.

2 [C, (often used to form compound nouns)] a room or building that is used for a particular purpose, especially for providing a service विशेष प्रयोजन (विशेषतः कोई सेवा उपलब्‍ध कराने) के लिए प्रयुक्त कोई कमरा या भवन; दफ़्तर

the tax/ticket/tourist office

⇨ booking office, box office और post office देखिए।

3 Office [sing.] a government department, including the people who work there and the work they do सरकारी कार्यालय या विभाग (जिसमें वहाँ काम करने वाले और उनका काम भी शामिल है)

the Foreign/Home Office

4 [U] an official position, often as part of a government or other organization कोई आधिकारिक पद (प्रायः सरकार या अन्‍य किसी संगठन के अंग के रूप में)

The Congress Party has been in office since May 2004.