home office
noun
the main office of a company.
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Home Office
Home Officenoungovernment the national department responsible for the maintenance of law and order, immigration control, and all other domestic affairs not specifically assigned to another department
home office
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home offices
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the main office of a company.
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(initial capital letters) the governmental department in Great Britain dealing with domestic matters, as elections, naturalization, and the control of police.
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a work or office space set up in a person's home and used exclusively for business on a regular basis.
Home Office
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“An oversized entry gallery with a coat closet provides plenty of room for a home office or library overlooking the elegant sunken living room,” the listing adds.
From MarketWatch ● Sep. 28, 2026
The flexible space also offers enough room to create a home office or library.
From MarketWatch ● Sep. 28, 2026
The fire in Studio City spread to a neighboring property and damaged a structure that Kayt Miranda uses for storage and as a home office.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 12, 2026
His home office is filled with self-printed books with recollections from each one.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 10, 2026
When I met Mom in the kitchen she inspected me up and down, made me change from sneakers to loafers, and then we walked up the street a quarter mile to Dr. Mertz’s home office.
From "Dead End in Norvelt" by Jack Gantos
Dobbin added that one senior official at the Home Office told colleagues that the conditions were the worst he had seen in 20 years.
From BBC ● Sep. 25, 2026
A total of 781 migrants arrived in 10 small boats on Wednesday, the highest number for a single day so far this year, Home Office figures show.
From BBC ● Sep. 24, 2026
The Home Office website cites World Health Organisation figures showing three million girls undergo some form, external of the procedure every year in Africa alone.
From BBC ● Sep. 17, 2026
In the Home Office he was responsible for border security and asylum.
From BBC ● Jul. 28, 2026
Two years ago her father disappeared into the preparation of mysterious consultation documents for the Home Office.
From "Atonement" by Ian McEwan
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