Word info

out of office

Adjective

Meaning

out of office (not comparable)

(business) On a break and not working or available for an extended period of time.

Source: en.wiktionary.org

Alternative names

out-of-office

Examples

I've been in office and I've been out of office. And if I were to choose, I'd rather be in office. Jerry Brown

Folks who are getting their strokes in the South are not as unhappy with Howard Dean. You don't see anybody starting any movement to get him out of office. Gwen Ifill

It is a fantasy to believe that you punish politicians by throwing them out of office. It is when they leave office that they start making the real money. Peter Hitchens

I was a few months out of office when the invasion of Iraq took place in March 2003. Had I still been governor, I might have been the only one who opposed it. It had to do with the fact that we were lining up our military against that country as an aggressor and an occupier. Jesse Ventura

President Bush should be indicted and should be driven out of office. He should be sent back home in Texas. Bianca Jagger

You know, one of the things I've learnt since coming out of office is how much easier it is to give the advice than take the decision. I mean, you know, it's tough. Tony Blair

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