prefecture vs office

prefecture and office both are nouns.

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

As nouns, office is a hypernym of prefecture; that is, office is a word with a broader meaning than prefecture:

Other hypernyms of prefecture include berth, place, position, post, situation.

prefecture (noun)	office (noun)
the office of prefect	a religious rite or service prescribed by ecclesiastical authorities
the district administered by a prefect (as in France or Japan or the Roman Empire)	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