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occupation

oc·cu·pa·tion

UK/ˌɒkjʊˈpeɪʃən/ US/ˌɒkjəˈpeɪʃən/ fairly common

noun

1.

(ice hockey) a play in which one team has a numerical advantage over the other as a result of penalties

  • “the team was unable to capitalize on the power play”
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2.

the control of a country by military forces of a foreign power

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3.

any activity that occupies a person''s attention

  • “he missed the bell in his occupation with the computer game”
4.

the act of occupying or taking possession of a building

  • “occupation of a building without a certificate of occupancy is illegal”
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5.

the period of time during which a place or position or nation is occupied

  • “during the German occupation of Paris”

Origin

From Middle English occupacioun, borrowed from Middle French occupacion, occupation, from Latin occupātiō, occupātiōnis, from occupō (“occupy, seize”), ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *kap- (“to seize, grab”). By surface analysis, occupy + -ation.

Phrases

  • Israel Occupation Forces
  • Israeli Occupation Forces
  • Jewish occupation government
  • occupation bridge
  • occupation number
  • occupation order
  • oldest occupation
  • ticket of occupation

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