occupation

occupation
occupation [n1] profession, business activity, affair, calling, chosen work, craft, daily grind*, day gig*, do, dodge*, employment, game*, grindstone*, hang*, job, lick*, line, line of work, métier, moonlight*, nine-to-five*, play*, post, pursuit, racket*, rat race*, slot*, thing*, trade, vocation, walk of life*, what one is into*, work; concepts 349,351,360 —Ant. entertainment, fun, hobby, pastime occupation [n2] control, possession habitation, holding, inhabitancy, inhabitation, occupancy, ownership, residence, settlement, tenancy, tenure, title, use; concepts 518,710 occupation [n3] seizure, takeover attack, capture, conquest, entering, foreign rule, invasion, subjugation; concepts 86,90,320 —Ant. giving up, surrender, yielding

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  • Occupation — may refer to: Job (role), a regular activity performed for payment, that occupies one s time Employment, a person under service of another by hire Career, a course through life Profession, a vocation founded upon specialized training Vocation, an …   Wikipedia

  • Occupation — Oc cu*pa tion, n. [L. occupatio: cf. F. occupation.] 1. The act or process of occupying or taking possession; actual possession and control; the state of being occupied; a holding or keeping; tenure; use; as, the occupation of lands by a tenant.… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • OCCUPATION — s. f. Emploi, affaire à laquelle on est occupé. Occupation importante. Sérieuse, pénible occupation. Frivole, légère occupation. J ai assez d occupation. Voilà une belle occupation pour un homme sage. Quelles sont maintenant vos occupations ?… …   Dictionnaire de l'Academie Francaise, 7eme edition (1835)

  • OCCUPATION — n. f. Action d’occuper militairement un pays, une région. Armée d’occupation. Il désigne aussi l’Action de s’établir, de se saisir de. L’occupation a précédé la propriété. En termes de Droit, il désigne le Fait d’habiter. Il a été forcé de payer… …   Dictionnaire de l'Academie Francaise, 8eme edition (1935)

  • Occupation — Als Vichy Regime bezeichnet man im Rückblick die Regierung von Vichy Frankreich (offiziell: État français, dt.: Französischer Staat), das heißt der „unbesetzten Zone“ Frankreichs nach Anerkennung der militärischen Niederlage gegen das Deutsche… …   Deutsch Wikipedia

  • occupation — noun Etymology: Middle English occupacioun, from Anglo French occupaciun, from Latin occupation , occupatio, from occupare Date: 14th century 1. a. an activity in which one engages < pursuing pleasure has been his major occupation > b. the… …   New Collegiate Dictionary

  • Occupation of Constantinople — Part of the Turkish War of Independence USS Noma (SP 13 …   Wikipedia

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  • Occupation of factories — is a method of the workers movement used to prevent lock outs. They may sometimes lead to recovered factories, in which the workers self manage the factories. They have been used in many strike actions, including: the 1920 22 Biennio rosso (in… …   Wikipedia

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