office vs public office

public office vs office

office and public office both are nouns.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
office	Yes	No	No	No
public office	Yes	No	No	No

As nouns, public office is a hyponym of office; that is, public office is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than office:

office: a job in an organization
public office: a position concerning the people as a whole

Other hyponyms of office include academicianship, accountantship, admiralty, ambassadorship, apostleship, apprenticeship, associateship, attorneyship, bailiffship, baronetage, bishopry, episcopate, cadetship, caliphate, captaincy, captainship, cardinalate, cardinalship, chairmanship, chancellorship, chaplaincy, chaplainship, chieftaincy, chieftainship, clerkship, commandership, commandery, comptrollership, consulship, controllership, councillorship, councilorship, counsellorship, counselorship, curacy, curatorship, custodianship, deanery, deanship, directorship, discipleship, editorship, eldership, emirate, fatherhood, fatherhood, foremanship, generalcy, generalship, governorship, headship, headship, hot seat, incumbency, inspectorship, instructorship, internship, judgeship, judicature, khanate, lectureship, legateship, legation, legislatorship, librarianship, lieutenancy, magistracy, magistrature, managership, manhood, marshalship, mastership, mayoralty, messiahship, moderatorship, overlordship, pastorate, pastorship, peasanthood, plum, praetorship, precentorship, preceptorship, prefecture, prelacy, prelature, premiership, presidency, presidentship, primateship, principalship, priorship, proconsulate, proconsulship, proctorship, chair, professorship, protectorship, rabbinate, receivership, rectorate, rectorship, regency, residency, rulership, sainthood, secretaryship, feudal lordship, seigneury, seigniory, senatorship, sinecure, solicitorship, speakership, stewardship, studentship, teachership, thaneship, throne, treasurership, tribuneship, trusteeship, vice-presidency, viceroyship, viziership, wardenship, wardership, womanhood.

office (noun)	public office (noun)
a religious rite or service prescribed by ecclesiastical authorities	a position concerning the people as a whole
the actions and activities assigned to or required or expected of a person or group
a job in an organization
place of business where professional or clerical duties are performed
professional or clerical workers in an office
an administrative unit of government
(of a government or government official) holding an office means being in power

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