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Office of the Gene Technology Regulator
Office of the Gene Technology Regulator (OGTR), Australian agency supporting the statutory Gene Technology Regulator under the Gene Technology Act 2000; licenses DIR, DNIR, NLRD, exempt, and inadvertent GMO dealings, distinct from FSANZ, TGA, and APVMA product regulators.
Office of the General-in-Chief
The Office of the General-in-Chief (大将军府) was the staff headquarters a Chinese General-in-Chief could open once appointed, letting its holder combine field command with direction of the government from Han times onward.
Office of the Imperial Clan (Zongzheng)
The Office of the Imperial Clan (宗正, zongzheng) was a Qin-dynasty chief ministry in charge of the emperor's relatives, keeping the imperial genealogical register and judging clan cases.
Office of the Mustawfi al-Mamalik
The Office of the Mustawfi al-Mamalik (مستوفی الممالک) was the central accounting office of the Iranian state; its head acted in practice as finance minister under the grand vizier.
Office of the Ombudsperson for the ISIL and Al-Qaida List
UN office reviewing delisting petitions for the ISIL (Da'esh) and Al-Qaida Sanctions List, created by resolution 1904 (2009); issues comprehensive reports and recommendations, mandate extended to 17 June 2027.
Office of the Privacy Commissioner of Canada
The Office of the Privacy Commissioner of Canada (OPC) is the independent federal agency that oversees the Privacy Act and PIPEDA, Canada's federal privacy laws.
Office of the Superintendent of Financial Institutions
The Office of the Superintendent of Financial Institutions (OSFI, Bureau du surintendant des institutions financières) is the Canadian federal agency that supervises banks, insurers, and pension plans.
Office of the Supervisor of the Ever-Normal Granaries (Tiju Changping Si)
The Office of the Supervisor of the Ever-Normal Granaries (提举常平司) was a Song dynasty circuit-level office that managed ever-normal granaries, famine relief, and Wang Anshi's Green Sprouts loans until its abolition in 1127.
Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights
OHCHR (Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights) is the UN Secretariat department promoting human rights, established December 1993; serves the Human Rights Council, UPR, treaty bodies, and special procedures, led by Volker Türk from Geneva.
Office of the United States Trade Representative
USTR, the Office of the United States Trade Representative, is an Executive Office of the President agency created in 1962 that develops U.S. trade policy, negotiates trade agreements, and enforces them, led by Cabinet-rank Trade Representative Jamieson Greer.
Office of Thrift Supervision
The Office of Thrift Supervision (OTS) was a US Treasury bureau, created during the savings and loan crisis in 1989, that regulated federal thrifts, including Washington Mutual, until Dodd-Frank abolished it in 2011.
Office Open XML
Office Open XML (OOXML) is a family of XML-based file formats for documents, spreadsheets, and presentations, standardized as ECMA-376 and ISO/IEC 29500 and default in Microsoft Office since 2007.
Office Romance (2026 film)
Office Romance (2026) is a Netflix romantic comedy directed by Ol Parker, written by Brett Goldstein and Joe Kelly, starring Jennifer Lopez as airline CEO Jackie Cruz and Goldstein as lawyer Daniel Blanchflower; released June 5, 2026, rated R, Metascore 52.
Office Romance (Служебный роман) (1977 film)
Office Romance (Служебный роман) is a 1977 Mosfilm two-part comedy by Eldar Ryazanov and Emil Braginsky, based on their play Co-Workers, starring Alisa Freindlikh and Andrey Myagkov; it drew 58.4 million Soviet viewers and won the 1979 RSFSR State Prize.
Office siren
Office siren is a TikTok fashion aesthetic, viral from late 2023 into 2024, that restyles 1990s and 2000s corporate workwear (Tom Ford-era Gucci, Calvin Klein, Prada) with a sensual edge: pencil skirts, fitted shirts, and Bayonetta glasses. Related to corpcore and corporate fetish; linked to Asia Bieuville; faded by 2026.
Office Space
Office Space (1999) is Mike Judge's live-action comedy debut about Initech programmer Peter Gibbons, a box-office flop that became a cult classic through DVD and Comedy Central airings.
Officer (armed forces)
Officer (armed forces): a commissioned member of a military holding legal command authority over subordinates, distinct from enlisted personnel and NCOs; covers commissions, commissioning sources, professionalization history, and retention.
Officer Black Belt
Officer Black Belt (무도실무관) is a 2024 South Korean Netflix action-comedy directed by Jason Kim, starring Kim Woo-bin as martial arts prodigy Lee Jung-do, who becomes a martial arts officer with probation officer Kim Sung-kyun monitoring ankle-bracelet offenders.
Officer of arms
Officer of arms: a professional herald appointed by the Crown to manage ceremony, regulate coats of arms, and record genealogy. Ranks are pursuivant, herald, and king of arms; English officers form the College of Arms, Scottish officers the Lyon Court.
Officer on Duty
Officer on Duty (ഓഫീസർ ഓൺ ഡ്യൂട്ടി) is a 2025 Malayalam crime thriller, Jithu Ashraf's debut written by Shahi Kabir, starring Kunchacko Boban as demoted inspector Harishankar; released 20 February 2025, grossed ₹54.01 Cr worldwide, and streams on Netflix.
Officers Training Academy
Officers Training Academy (OTA), Indian Army pre-commission training establishment for Short Service Commission officers; Chennai academy founded 1963 as Officers Training School, renamed 1988; 49-week course; only academy commissioning women; second OTA at Gaya.
Officeworks
Officeworks is an Australian chain of office supplies and technology stores selling stationery, technology, and furniture. Established by Coles Myer, it opened its first store in Richmond, Victoria, in 1994.
Official
Official (public official): any person holding an executive, legislative, administrative or judicial office, elected or appointed. Covers definitions, ethics standards like the Nolan Principles, and the shift from patronage to merit-based civil service.
Official (tennis)
Official (tennis): tennis officials are the Chair Umpire, Line Umpire, Referee, and Chief Umpire, certified under the 1999 ITF/ATP/WTA Joint Certification Programme; electronic line calling now replaces line umpires at most elite events.
Official acceptance of Buddhism
The official acceptance of Buddhism (仏教公伝) was Buddhism's formal arrival at Japan's Yamato court, when King Seong of Paekche sent a Buddha statue to Emperor Kinmei.
Official Airline Guide
The Official Airline Guide (OAG) is a British aviation data company licensing global airline flight schedules, status, and airfare data, tracing its heritage to a printed timetable.
Official bilingualism in Canada
Official bilingualism in Canada makes English and French the official languages of Parliament and the federal government, under the 1867 Constitution Act, the 1969 and 1988 Official Languages Acts, the 1982 Charter, and the 2023 modernization (Bill C-13).
Official Charts Company
Official Charts Company (The Official UK Charts Company Limited), UK chart compiler formed 1998, joint venture of the BPI and ERA. Compiles the Official Singles and Albums Charts with Kantar from 8,000 retailers, covering 99% of the singles market.
Official development assistance
Official development assistance (ODA) is government aid for economic development and welfare in developing countries, defined by the OECD's Development Assistance Committee in 1969 and used in nearly all aid targets.
Official FIFA World Cup 2026 Album
Official FIFA World Cup 2026 Album, FIFA Sound compilation for the 2026 World Cup in Canada, Mexico, USA. 18 tracks, expanded to 20 with Madonna and Feid's Read My Lips; anthem Dai Dai by Shakira and Burna Boy; over 1.267 billion streams.