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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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According to the listing description, the separate spaces could be transformed into a home office, fitness area, or creative studio, depending on the next owner’s needs.

From MarketWatch ● Oct. 15, 2026

“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

He hears helicopters while working in his home office.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 18, 2026

Valerie McCarthy, a leader in the Oconee County Republican Party, began filing public-records requests from her home office, sitting next to a copy of the Constitution and a teddy bear wearing a Trump T-shirt.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 17, 2026

I got off the sofa, crept into my daddy’s home office, and eased the door closed behind me.

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

The Home Office said he had been removed from the UK, without specifying where he had been sent.

From BBC ● Oct. 17, 2026

Synetal Solutions said: "We provide training and employment assistance and maintain supporting records. Recruitment, sponsorship and visa decisions depend on employers and the Home Office."

From BBC ● Oct. 15, 2026

"The outcome can depend on the role, the sponsor, the individual meeting the relevant immigration requirements and, ultimately, any decision by the Home Office," she said.

From BBC ● Oct. 15, 2026

The Home Office and Ministry of Justice declined to comment on individual cases, but said: "We will always seek to deport foreign criminals at the first opportunity."

From BBC ● Oct. 15, 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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