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单词 public office
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Definition of public office in English:

public office

noun
  • 1mass noun A position of authority or service involving responsibility to the public, especially within the government.

    the right to hold public office
    he has never been elected to public office
    Example sentencesExamples
    • It is obvious that he would not have lived as long as he did if he had taken up public office and conducted himself in accordance with his conscience.
    • He's written books on Ohio folkways, managed a theater, worked for a radio station, and at one point served in public office as a commissioner for Richland county.
    • The students in later decades would have gone into public office remembering the Georgist idealism of their youth.
    • I want to hold public office later in life.
    • He is the only candidate who has never held public office, but Walters contends that his leadership skills are far from lacking.
    • Millionaire candidates enjoy a significant advantage over the average citizen who desires to run for public office and hopes to win.
    • Those democratic institutions function purely on the allowance of the religious authorities who have a right to vet all candidates for public office.
    • In Roman times, men standing for public office would wear white togas to signify their purity.
    • Tucker accused George, who was running for public office, of allowing his political ambitions to influence his behavior.
    • They will be asked to weigh in on key issues, either by direct vote or by whom they choose to represent them in public office.
    • She cites Ulpian's declaration that under civil law women were banned from all civil or public office.
  • 2A building housing a government department or agency or used for civic business.

    transport systems ground to a halt and public offices closed
    Example sentencesExamples
    • For many structures requiring renovation, such as old bank buildings, hotels, schools, and public offices, the demolition starts on the top floor and works its way down.
    • Builders of public offices, schools, and maintenance buildings consider only their own budget, needs, and users.
    • Many men are seen on a daily basis rushing out of banks and public offices, which people frequent in large numbers, to relieve themselves behind parked vehicles, because of the lack of toilet facilities.
    • The immigration ministry option entails spending a whole morning in a single, crowded public office.
    • With no branches or public offices, requests would be coming in by mail.
    • They explained that most public offices were closed for the day and that we shouldn't expect to receive our Customs or the Coast Guard clearance that afternoon.
    • He managed public office and residential buildings, collecting rents, and taking charge of maintenance and repairs, etc.
    • The two lower floors contain public offices, with corporate spaces above.
    • In 1774 he was commissioned to prepare designs for new public offices on the site of Somerset House, to be the largest building operation carried out at public expense in the Georgian period.
    • The action has closed public offices and schools.
 
 

Definition of public office in US English:

public office

nounˌpəblɪk ˈɔfɪsˌpəblik ˈôfis
  • 1A position of authority or service involving responsibility to the public, especially within the government.

    the right to hold public office
    he has never been elected to public office
    Example sentencesExamples
    • In Roman times, men standing for public office would wear white togas to signify their purity.
    • He is the only candidate who has never held public office, but Walters contends that his leadership skills are far from lacking.
    • I want to hold public office later in life.
    • Those democratic institutions function purely on the allowance of the religious authorities who have a right to vet all candidates for public office.
    • Tucker accused George, who was running for public office, of allowing his political ambitions to influence his behavior.
    • It is obvious that he would not have lived as long as he did if he had taken up public office and conducted himself in accordance with his conscience.
    • She cites Ulpian's declaration that under civil law women were banned from all civil or public office.
    • Millionaire candidates enjoy a significant advantage over the average citizen who desires to run for public office and hopes to win.
    • He's written books on Ohio folkways, managed a theater, worked for a radio station, and at one point served in public office as a commissioner for Richland county.
    • The students in later decades would have gone into public office remembering the Georgist idealism of their youth.
    • They will be asked to weigh in on key issues, either by direct vote or by whom they choose to represent them in public office.
  • 2A building housing a government department or agency or used for civic business.

    transport systems ground to a halt and public offices closed
    Example sentencesExamples
    • Builders of public offices, schools, and maintenance buildings consider only their own budget, needs, and users.
    • He managed public office and residential buildings, collecting rents, and taking charge of maintenance and repairs, etc.
    • In 1774 he was commissioned to prepare designs for new public offices on the site of Somerset House, to be the largest building operation carried out at public expense in the Georgian period.
    • With no branches or public offices, requests would be coming in by mail.
    • They explained that most public offices were closed for the day and that we shouldn't expect to receive our Customs or the Coast Guard clearance that afternoon.
    • The immigration ministry option entails spending a whole morning in a single, crowded public office.
    • Many men are seen on a daily basis rushing out of banks and public offices, which people frequent in large numbers, to relieve themselves behind parked vehicles, because of the lack of toilet facilities.
    • The two lower floors contain public offices, with corporate spaces above.
    • For many structures requiring renovation, such as old bank buildings, hotels, schools, and public offices, the demolition starts on the top floor and works its way down.
    • The action has closed public offices and schools.
 
 
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