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General words for offices and the workplace

bureau

noun

an office where information is collected, for example for a news organization

general headquarters

noun

the office or building from which an organization controls its activities, for example a military operation

head office

noun

the main office of an organization or company, or the people who work there

headquarters

noun

the place where a company or organization has its main offices: can be followed by a singular or plural verb

home base

noun

a building or place where an organization is based

HQ

noun

headquarters

manor

noun

an area where someone works, especially the area where a group of police officers work

office

noun

a room with one or more desks where people work

work

noun

a place where someone goes to do their job

workplace

noun

the place where you work

the workplace

noun

used in general for referring to places where people work

place of work/business/residence

the area where you work/have your business/live

charticle

a news article that consists of a chart … and only has a small amount of text

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