Meaning of occupation | Babel Free

Definitions

1. An activity or task with which one occupies oneself; usually specifically the productive activity, service, trade, or craft for which one is regularly paid; a job.
   countable, uncountable
2. An activity or task with which one occupies oneself; usually specifically the productive activity, service, trade, or craft for which one is regularly paid; a job
3. The act, process or state of possessing a place
4. The act, process or state of possessing a place.
   countable, uncountable
5. The control of a nation or region by a hostile military or paramilitary force
6. The control of a nation or region by a hostile military or paramilitary force.
   countable, uncountable

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Examples

“Last year it was announced that electrification of L.M.R. main lines was to be speeded up and that it would be essential for the engineers to have the longest possible occupation of the lines involved; this would mean some retrenchment of passenger train services.”

“The early years of Norman occupation saw a frenzy of castle building.”

“The lawyer and twice-divorced mother of three had presented herself as the modern face of her party, trying to strip it of unsavoury overtones after her father's convictions for saying the Nazi occupation of France was not "particularly inhumane".”

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