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  home office

  noun

  the main office of a company.
• Home Office
  Home Office

  noun

  government 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

American  

noun

home offices plural

1. the main office of a company.

2. (initial capital letters) the governmental department in Great Britain dealing with domestic matters, as elections, naturalization, and the control of police.

3. a work or office space set up in a person's home and used exclusively for business on a regular basis.

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Home Office British  

noun

1. government the national department responsible for the maintenance of law and order, immigration control, and all other domestic affairs not specifically assigned to another department

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• home offices
  plural

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June, now 63, said her home office at the time had a dial-up modem, trading software downloaded from a compact disc and a dodgy internet connection.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 10, 2026

An IT company set up a home office for McClain to roll up to his desk.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 7, 2026

Rowbottom and Lindsey work side by side from adjoining desks in their lofted home office, a French bulldog named Jammy snoring between them.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 1, 2026

The five-bedroom, 5.5-bathroom property also features a gourmet kitchen as well as an additional guesthouse that is described as being the ideal spot for a home office or “state-of-the-art fitness studio.”

From MarketWatch ● Feb. 26, 2026

He was already coolly getting up from the kitchen table, as if he was the saner of the two of them, gathering the morning paper, and heading to his home office.

From "It All Comes Down to This" by Karen English

The Home Office recently announced new funding, including support for a mental health crisis line for officers and staff, external that was set up last July and has received more than 350 calls.

From BBC ● Jul. 29, 2026

She replaces Anna Turley who was made a minister in the Home Office last week.

From BBC ● Jul. 28, 2026

"The Home Secretary has signed a landmark new deal with France to boost enforcement action on beaches and put people smugglers behind bars," a Home Office spokesperson added.

From BBC ● Jul. 26, 2026

Lewisham Council has become the first local authority in the UK to refuse to assist Home Office immigration raids wherever "legally possible".

From BBC ● Jul. 24, 2026

Two years ago her father disappeared into the preparation of mysterious consultation documents for the Home Office.

From "Atonement" by Ian McEwan