Any organization that wastes time on bureaucracy to the detriment of its actual business.

plural of circumlocution office

To pass away while serving in a usually important position, such as a president or prime minister.

simple past tense and past participle of die in office

(dated) police station

plural of police office

plural of registry office

(informal) Synonym of register office (“office for registering births, marriages and deaths”)

(Scotland) An officer of the Scottish sheriff court, responsible for serving documents and enforcing court orders within a sheriffdom.

(historical) An office for booking the transportation of passengers or parcels by stagecoach.