split ticket | a ballot cast by a voter who votes for candidates from more than one party |
straight ticket | a ballot cast by a voter who votes for all the candidates of one party |
post office | a children's game in which kisses are exchanged for pretended letters |
position post berth office spot billet place situation | a job in an organization, he occupied a post in the treasury |
public office | a position concerning the people as a whole |
function office part role | the actions and activities assigned to or required or expected of a person or group, the function of a teacher, the government must do its part, play its role |
office | a religious rite or service prescribed by ecclesiastical authorities, the offices of the mass |
Divine Office | canonical prayers recited daily by priests (e.g. the breviary of the Roman Catholic Church) |
Little Office | a Roman Catholic office honoring the Virgin Mary, similar to but shorter than the Divine Office |
Office of the Dead | an office read or sung before a burial mass in the Roman Catholic Church |
land-office business | very large and profitable volume of commercial activity |
box office ticket office ticket booth | the office where tickets of admission are sold |
checkroom left-luggage office | a room where baggage or parcels are checked |
government office | an office where government employees work |
headquarters central office main office home office home base | (usually plural) the office that serves as the administrative center of an enterprise, many companies have their headquarters in New York |
land office | a government office where business relating to public lands is transacted |
life office | life assurance office |
loan office | an office where loans are negotiated and repaid |
office business office | place of business where professional or clerical duties are performed, he rented an office in the new building |
office building office block | a building containing offices where work is done |
office furniture | furniture intended for use in an office |
Oval Office | the office of the President of the United States in the White House |
pawnbroker's shop pawnshop loan office | a shop where loans are made with personal property as security |
Post-Office box PO Box POB call box letter box | a numbered compartment in a post office where mail is put to be called for |
shipping office | the office of a shipping agent, an office where seamen are hired |
ticket window | a window through which tickets are sold (as from a ticket booth) |
ticket just the ticket | the appropriate or desirable thing, this car could be just the ticket for a small family |
ticket book | a book of tickets that can be torn out and used |
slate ticket | a list of candidates nominated by a political party to run for election to public offices |
meal ticket luncheon voucher | coupon redeemable at a restaurant and entitling the holder to a meal |
ticket | a commercial document showing that the holder is entitled to something (as to ride on public transportation or to enter a public entertainment) |
commutation ticket season ticket | a ticket good for several trips or to attend a season of entertainments, sold at a reduced rate |
plane ticket airplane ticket | a ticket good for a trip on an airplane |
railroad ticket train ticket | a ticket good for a ride on a railroad train |
theater ticket theatre ticket | a ticket good for admission to a theater |
bus ticket | a ticket good for a ride on a bus |
round-trip ticket return ticket | a ticket to a place and back (usually over the same route) |
stub ticket stub | a torn part of a ticket returned to the holder as a receipt |
ticket | a summons issued to an offender (especially to someone who violates a traffic regulation) |
speeding ticket | a ticket issued for driving above the speed limit |
parking ticket | a ticket issued for parking in a restricted place |
ticket-of-leave | a permit formerly given to convicts allowing them to leave prison under specific restrictions |
tag ticket | a label written or printed on paper, cardboard, or plastic that is attached to something to indicate its owner, nature, price, etc. |
Foreign Office | the government department in charge of foreign relations |
Home Office | the government department in charge of domestic affairs |
French Foreign Office Quai d'Orsay | the French department in charge of foreign affairs, referred to familiarly by its address in Paris |
personnel department personnel office personnel staff office | the department responsible for hiring and training and placing employees and for setting policies for personnel management |
federal department federal office department of the federal government | a department of the federal government of the United States |
Office of Management and Budget OMB | the executive agency that advises the President on the federal budget |
Office of Intelligence Support OIS | agency that oversees the intelligence relationships of the Treasury's offices and bureaus and provides a link between the Intelligence Community and officials responsible for international economic policy |