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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A home office, private dressing area, and walk-in closet are also within arm’s reach.
From MarketWatch ● Oct. 14, 2026
The flexible space also offers enough room to create a home office or library.
From MarketWatch ● Sep. 28, 2026
His home office is filled with self-printed books with recollections from each one.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 10, 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
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
The Home Office said he had been removed from the UK, without specifying where he had been sent.
From BBC ● Oct. 17, 2026
Home Office guidance, external states agencies may charge for services such as training or CV-writing assistance, but cannot charge fees solely for finding, or attempting to find, employment.
From BBC ● Oct. 15, 2026
Despite a recent drop, vehicle thefts are up almost 50% in England and Wales compared with a decade ago, according to Home Office data.
From BBC ● Oct. 14, 2026
At an earlier hearing the same month, Home Office lawyers applied to withhold some information from MI5 being made public at a future inquest due to national security concerns.
From BBC ● Oct. 12, 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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