War Officen.

Brit.

/ˈwɔːr ˌɒfɪs/, U.S.

/ˈwɔr ˌɔfəs/,

/ˈwɔr ˌɑfəs/

Historical.

1. The former department of the British government, presided over by the Secretary of State for War, which was charged with the entire administration of the Army; the building in which the business of this department was carried on.The British War Office was incorporated in 1964 into the Ministry of Defence, under the Secretary of State for Defence.

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society > armed hostility > military organization > [noun] > War Office

War Office1721

War Department1797

W.D.1855

W.O.1860

Seraskierate1876

pall-mall1880

war room1914

War House1925

Stavka1928

pentagon1942

War Box1952

society > authority > rule or government > ruler or governor > a or the government > government department or agency > [noun] > with specific responsibility > English or British

admiralty1459

ordnance1485

Navy Office1660

navy board1681

patent office1696

excise-office1698

Treasury Office1706

Plantation Office1708

stamp office1710

War Office1721

India Office1787

home office1795

Woods, Forests, and Land Revenues1803

the Stamps1820

Welsh Office1852

W.O.1860

Local Government Board1871

pall-mall1880

Scottish Office1883

Ministry of Munitions1915

War House1925

Min of Ag1946

Mintech1967

DOE1972

Manpower Services Commission1973

1721 Constat in L.T.R. Particulars of Leases 4084 (P.R.O.) A passage leading from Whitehall Court to the Warr Office and from thence to Scotland Yard.

1747 Court & City Reg. 145 War-office. Secretary at War, Right Hon. Henry Fox, Esq [Then follow names of subordinate officials].

1818 W. Scott Heart of Mid-Lothian xiii, in Tales of my Landlord 2nd Ser. IV. 285 It should cost Sir George but the asking a pair of colours for one of them at the War-office, since we have always supported government.

1824 in Minutes of Evid. Nairne Peerage (1873) 76 in Sessional Papers House of Lords (H.L. A) XII. 65 An entry in the books of the war office.

1865 J. Angus Handbk. Eng. Lit. 613 The father of M. G. Lewis was deputy-secretary of the war-office.

1870 Act 33 & 34 Victoria c. 17 §1 This Act may be cited for all purposes as ‘The War Office Act, 1870’.

1899 Daily News 21 Dec. 7/1 Lord Roberts spent an hour-and-a-half at the War Office, and then returned to Dover-street with a small War Office staff.

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2. U.S. The War Department.

This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1921; most recently modified version published online December 2021).

单词	war office
释义	War Officen. Brit. /ˈwɔːr ˌɒfɪs/, U.S. /ˈwɔr ˌɔfəs/, /ˈwɔr ˌɑfəs/ Historical. 1. The former department of the British government, presided over by the Secretary of State for War, which was charged with the entire administration of the Army; the building in which the business of this department was carried on.The British War Office was incorporated in 1964 into the Ministry of Defence, under the Secretary of State for Defence. ΘΚΠ society > armed hostility > military organization > [noun] > War Office War Office1721 War Department1797 W.D.1855 W.O.1860 Seraskierate1876 pall-mall1880 war room1914 War House1925 Stavka1928 pentagon1942 War Box1952 society > authority > rule or government > ruler or governor > a or the government > government department or agency > [noun] > with specific responsibility > English or British admiralty1459 ordnance1485 Navy Office1660 navy board1681 patent office1696 excise-office1698 Treasury Office1706 Plantation Office1708 stamp office1710 War Office1721 India Office1787 home office1795 Woods, Forests, and Land Revenues1803 the Stamps1820 Welsh Office1852 W.O.1860 Local Government Board1871 pall-mall1880 Scottish Office1883 Ministry of Munitions1915 War House1925 Min of Ag1946 Mintech1967 DOE1972 Manpower Services Commission1973 1721 Constat in L.T.R. Particulars of Leases 4084 (P.R.O.) A passage leading from Whitehall Court to the Warr Office and from thence to Scotland Yard. 1747 Court & City Reg. 145 War-office. Secretary at War, Right Hon. Henry Fox, Esq [Then follow names of subordinate officials]. 1818 W. Scott Heart of Mid-Lothian xiii, in Tales of my Landlord 2nd Ser. IV. 285 It should cost Sir George but the asking a pair of colours for one of them at the War-office, since we have always supported government. 1824 in Minutes of Evid. Nairne Peerage (1873) 76 in Sessional Papers House of Lords (H.L. A) XII. 65 An entry in the books of the war office. 1865 J. Angus Handbk. Eng. Lit. 613 The father of M. G. Lewis was deputy-secretary of the war-office. 1870 Act 33 & 34 Victoria c. 17 §1 This Act may be cited for all purposes as ‘The War Office Act, 1870’. 1899 Daily News 21 Dec. 7/1 Lord Roberts spent an hour-and-a-half at the War Office, and then returned to Dover-street with a small War Office staff. Categories » 2. U.S. The War Department. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1921; most recently modified version published online December 2021). < n.1721
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