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occupation

noun

oc·​cu·​pa·​tion ˌä-kyə-ˈpā-shən How to pronounce occupation (audio)
1
a
: an activity in which one engages
Pursuing pleasure has been his major occupation.
b
: the principal business of one's life : vocation
Teaching was her occupation.
2
a
: the possession, use, or settlement of land : occupancy
the last of the historic private houses in the metropolis … still in the occupation of its hereditary owner Sidney (Australia) Bull.
b
: the holding of an office or position
it is only … the occupation … of two offices at the same time that offends public policy W. D. Miller
3
a
: the act or process of taking possession of a place or area : seizure
Spain's occupation of the island
b
: the holding and control of an area by a foreign military force
the Roman occupation of Britain
c
: the military force occupying a country or the policies carried out by it
The occupation addressed the concerns of the local population.

Synonyms

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work, employment, occupation, calling, pursuit, métier, business mean a specific sustained activity engaged in especially in earning one's living.

work may apply to any purposeful activity whether remunerative or not.

her work as a hospital volunteer

employment implies work for which one has been engaged and is being paid by an employer.

your employment with this firm is hereby terminated

occupation implies work in which one engages regularly especially as a result of training.

his occupation as a trained auto mechanic

calling applies to an occupation viewed as a vocation or profession.

the ministry seemed my true calling

pursuit suggests a trade, profession, or avocation followed with zeal or steady interest.

her family considered medicine the only proper pursuit

métier implies a calling or pursuit for which one believes oneself to be especially fitted.

acting was my one and only métier

business suggests activity in commerce or the management of money and affairs.

the business of managing a hotel

Example Sentences

He is thinking about changing occupations and becoming a police officer. “What's your occupation?” “I'm a stay-at-home mom.” Swimming was their main occupation at summer camp. Some evidence of human occupation was found in these caves. The offices are ready for occupation.
Recent Examples on the Web But as the occupation ground on, with the Russians rotating out every month, the troops became more aggressive. Robyn Dixon, Washington Post, 11 Sep. 2022 Since the occupation began, more than 500 residents of the region have been detained, according to reports compiled by the Ukrainian regional prosecutor, Volodymyr Kalyuga, who is working in absentia from Odessa. Ian Lovett, WSJ, 11 Sep. 2022 In the winter of 1945, 16 officers of the Polish resistance, all veterans of the struggle against Hitler, began to communicate clandestinely with Ivan Serov, the Red Army general who had just arrived to run the occupation of Poland. Anne Applebaum, The Atlantic, 7 Sep. 2022 Inequities remain even when controlling for education and occupation. Bailey Schulz, USA TODAY, 6 Sep. 2022 More than half the local population is estimated to have fled since the Russian occupation began, but intensified fighting now threatens to cut off escape routes for civilians or trap them under shelling. Marc Santora, BostonGlobe.com, 5 Sep. 2022 In Ukraine, that is further complicated by the Russian occupation of the power station. Mike Corder, ajc, 3 Sep. 2022 The general led the occupation of Japan until 1951, with Emperor Hirohito remaining on his throne as a symbolic gesture. Kerry J. Byrne, Fox News, 2 Sep. 2022 Viserys is forced to care about Daemon's occupation of Dragonstone after a dragon's egg is stolen from King's Landing. Randall Colburn, EW.com, 29 Aug. 2022 See More

Word History

Etymology

Middle English occupacioun "possession of land, engagement in an activity, vocation, concern," borrowed from Anglo-French & Latin; Anglo-French occupaciun, borrowed from Latin occupātiōn-, occupātiō "seizing possession, preoccupation," from occupāre "to grasp, take possession of, fill up (space, a position)" + -tiōn- -tiō, suffix of verbal action — more at occupy

First Known Use

14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1a

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The first known use of occupation was in the 14th century

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