home office
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Definition
- Noun:
- The main administrative center of a company or organization: A "home office" is the primary location where the central management and key administrative functions of a business are based.
- A government department responsible for internal affairs: In a governmental context, specifically in the United Kingdom, the "Home Office" is the department dealing with domestic matters such as security, immigration, and policing.
Examples of Usage
Noun (Corporate):
- The decision must be approved by the home office before we can proceed.
- She was transferred from the regional branch to the home office in Chicago.
Noun (Governmental - UK):
- The Home Office issued a new statement on immigration policy.
- Matters of national security are handled by the Home Office.
Advanced Usage
- "to work from a home office": This phrase describes the act of using a room or space in one's own house as a primary workplace. Note: This is a distinct, common usage where "home office" functions as a compound noun describing a physical workspace.
- Since the pandemic, many people have set up a home office.
Variants and Related Words
- Headquarters (HQ): Often used synonymously with the corporate sense of "home office."
- The company's headquarters are located downtown.
- Head office: A direct synonym for the main administrative center of a business.
- Corporate office: Another term for the central administrative office of a corporation.
Synonyms
- Main office: The principal office of an organization.
- Central administration: The core management center.
Related Phrases
- Report to the home office: To communicate with or be accountable to the central administrative authority.
- All regional managers report directly to the home office.
Noun
- (usually plural) the office that serves as the administrative center of an enterprise
- many companies have their headquarters in New York
- the government department in charge of domestic affairs