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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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I was in my home office, researching a story about the golden era of Mexican music.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 25, 2026

His home office is filled with self-printed books with recollections from each one.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 10, 2026

Kareem Rahma used to keep a Post-it note in his home office that read: “The secret to doing things is doing them.”

From The Wall Street Journal ● May 12, 2026

From her opening shot, Gunvalson is hard at work in her home office, fielding calls — her workaholism would become a signature aspect of her personality throughout her run.

From Los Angeles Times ● Mar. 24, 2026

I went to find my mom, who was in her home office, working.

From "Courage to Soar" by Simone Biles

There has been a significant fall in the use of hotels to house asylum seekers waiting for a Home Office decision, data shows.

From BBC ● Aug. 27, 2026

The boy was referred to the Home Office National Referral Mechanism - which ensures support is given to victims of modern slavery - and it was concluded he had been a "victim of exploitation".

From BBC ● Aug. 25, 2026

French police tactics are becoming more effective in stopping small boats in the English Channel from reaching Britain, the Home Office has said.

From BBC ● Aug. 20, 2026

New behavioural guidance for asylum seekers has been published by the Home Office.

From BBC ● Aug. 19, 2026

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

From "Atonement" by Ian McEwan