"head office" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: head offices [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} head office (plural head offices)
  1. The main administrative centre for a company or organisation. Translations (main admin centre): 總部 (Chinese Mandarin), 总部 (zǒngbù) (Chinese Mandarin), hovedkontor [neuter] (Danish), hoofdkantoor [neuter] (Dutch), pääkonttori (Finnish), agence centrale [feminine] (French), სათავო ოფისი (satavo opisi) (Georgian), მთავარი ოფისი (mtavari opisi) (Georgian), Hauptsitz [masculine] (German), ardoifig [feminine] (Irish), príomhoifig [feminine] (Irish), amministrazione [feminine] (Italian), direzione [feminine] (Italian), 本社 (honsha) (alt: ほんしゃ) (Japanese), 本部 (honbu) (alt: ほんぶ) (Japanese), ការិយាល័យធំ (kaare’yaalay tʰom) (Khmer), hovedkontor [neuter] (Norwegian Bokmål), hovudkontor [neuter] (Norwegian Nynorsk), matriz [feminine] (Portuguese), гла́вный о́фис (glávnyj ófis) [masculine] (Russian), huvudkontor [neuter] (Swedish), ప్రధాన కార్యాలయం (pradhāna kāryālayaṁ) (Telugu)

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