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noun

the main office of a company.

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

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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How to use home office in a sentence

As I returned to my computer screen, my reporter husband popped into my home office with an update about his latest story.
‘Nano transitions’ are the secret to staying productive and avoiding burnout|Lila MacLellan|February 10, 2021|Quartz
My home office feels like a magical, blissfully spare, far away destination to which I need to buy a ticket and board a flight, even though it’s one staircase away.
Why working moms deserve a tantrum (and how to survive the remainder of the pandemic)|Christine Koh|February 1, 2021|Washington Post
She quickly became frustrated by the content of the lectures, she recalls over Zoom from her home office in Oxford, where she now teaches.
Amsterdam Is Embracing a Radical New Economic Theory to Help Save the Environment. Could It Also Replace Capitalism?|Ciara Nugent|January 22, 2021|Time
Obviously, the aforementioned comfort and support are important, but—especially if it’s for a home office—the size and style of the chair also come into play.
Best office chair: Get comfy, stay productive with our office furniture picks|PopSci Commerce Team|January 11, 2021|Popular-Science

Instead of the well-lit stages with fancy displays, Vacante will pitch LiveArea’s new scan-and-go technology from a computer screen in her home office, complete with a CES-friendly blue curtain background.
Marketers, agency execs expect deal making to continue at CES, despite the virtual venue|Kimeko McCoy|January 8, 2021|Digiday
Last year, the Home Office said the dossier had mysteriously disappeared from the archives.
Victim: I Watched British MPs Rape and Murder Young Boys|Nico Hines|December 18, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Recently, when whistleblowers finally surfaced, the Home Office officials could find no trace of the dossier.
The Castration of Alan Turing, Britain’s Code-Breaking WWII Hero|Clive Irving|November 29, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Earlier this year, the Home Office reported 863,000 undocumented people living in Britain.
Jim Messina, How Could You Flip From Barack Obama to David Cameron?|Michael Tomasky|August 5, 2013|DAILY BEAST
Even when the job market picks up, however, parents may find they need to put off remodeling Junior's room into a home office.
A Record 21.6 Million Millennials Live With Mom and Dad|CNBC|August 2, 2013|DAILY BEAST
All of this, as stated by the Home Office spokesman, runs counter to the values shared between the U.S. and UK.
UK Can Survive Geller and Spencer's Hate|Matt Duss|June 28, 2013|DAILY BEAST
It was with a feeling of relief on both sides that the arrival of Mr. Haggard, of the Home Office, was announced.
The Pit Town Coronet, Volume I (of 3)|Charles James Wills
From the Home Office representative—before whom I have already given evidence.
Dope|Sax Rohmer
I have to-day mein papers of Nationalization to your Home Office sent off.
Punch, or the London Charivari, Vol. 147, September 2nd, 1914|Various
Randolph, amazed, ran his eye over the long report of Fauchet to his home office, the other secretaries watching him in silence.
The Red City|S. Weir Mitchell
The consequence is that there is a strong buffer to protect the character and power of the Home Office.
Handbook of Home Rule (1887)|W. E. Gladstone et al.

British Dictionary definitions for home office

Home Office

noun

British 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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