occupation

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noun

1. Activity pursued as a livelihood: art, business, calling, career, craft, employment, job, line, métier, profession, pursuit, trade, vocation, work. Slang racket. Archaic employ. See action/inaction.
2. The holding of something, such as a position: incumbency, occupancy, tenure. See place.

Definition: profession, business
Antonyms: entertainment, fun, hobby, pastime

n

Definition: seizure, takeover
Antonyms: giving up, surrender, yielding

n. the action, state, or period of occupying or being occupied by military force: the Roman occupation of Britain | crimes committed during the Nazi occupation.

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Quotes:

"Occupation is the scythe of time." - Napoleon Bonaparte

"Monotony is the law of nature. Look at the monotonous manner in which the sun rises. The monotony of necessary occupation is exhilarating and life giving." - Mahatma Gandhi

"My mother has always been unhappy with what I do. She would rather I do something nicer, like be a bricklayer." - Mick Jagger

"It is neither wealth nor splendor; but tranquillity and occupation which give happiness." - Thomas Jefferson

• Types and Techniques of Warfare - occupation: seizure of and continued presence in another state’s territory by military force
• Labor - occupation: job, trade, or profession

Look up occupation in Wiktionary, the free dictionary.

Occupation may refer to:

• Job (role), a regular activity performed for payment, that occupies one's time
  • Employment, a person under service of another by hire
  • Career, a course through life
  • Profession, a vocation founded upon specialized training
  • Vocation, an occupation to which a person is specially drawn
  • A category in the Standard Occupational Classification System
• Occupying a space, either through force, by fiat, or by agreement:
  • Military occupation, the martial control of a territory
  • Occupation (protest), a political demonstration
  • Occupancy, use of a building
• Television series that use this word in their titles:
  • "Occupation" (Battlestar Galactica), an episode of the science fiction television series
  • Occupation (TV serial), a drama about the Iraq War

See also

• All pages beginning with "Occupation"

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Dansk (Danish)
n. - beskæftigelse, erhverv, besiddelse, besættelse, indtagelse
adj. - beskæftigelses-

Nederlands (Dutch)
bezigheid, beroep, bezetting, occupatie, inbezitneming, bewoning, activiteit, bezettings-

Français (French)
n. - occupation, installation, (Mil, Pol) occupation (de), métier, profession, activité de loisir
adj. - d'occupation

Deutsch (German)
n. - Beschäftigung, Beruf, Tätigkeit, Besetzung, Besitz, Besatzung
adj. - Beschäftigungs...

Ελληνική (Greek)
n. - κατάληψη, κτήση, κατοχή, απασχόληση, ασχολία, επάγγελμα, επιτήδευμα, εργασία, κατοίκηση, ενοίκηση

Italiano (Italian)
occupazione, presa di possesso, mestiere, professione, presa

Português (Portuguese)
n. - ocupação (f), profissão (f)

Русский (Russian)
занятие, оккупация

Español (Spanish)
n. - ocupación, quehacer, actividad, entretenimiento, profesión, oficio, vocación, habitación, residencia
adj. - relacionado con o perteneciente a la ocupación o actividad

Svenska (Swedish)
n. - sysselsättning, yrke, ockupation, besittning, inflyttning

中文（简体）(Chinese (Simplified))
职业, 占有期间, 占有, 职业的

中文（繁體）(Chinese (Traditional))
n. - 職業, 佔有期間, 佔有
adj. - 職業的

한국어 (Korean)
n. - 직업, 점유
adj. - 점유하는, 직업적인

日本語 (Japanese)
n. - 職業, 何かすること, 時間の使い方, 占有, 居住, 占領

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(الاسم) احتلال, مهنه‏

עברית (Hebrew)
n. - ‮כיבוש, השתלטות, ישיבה, דיירות, תפיסה, חזקה, עיסוק, החזקה, מקצוע, עבודה, תעסוקה‬
adj. - ‮לשימוש הבלעדי של המחזיקים בקרקע שמדובר בה‬

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