occupation
noun
- label applied to a person based on an activity they participate in
- form of protest
- in law, it is a conduct consisting in taking possession of movable or immovable property, whether or not belonging to other subjects
- role associated with a set activities
- imposed presence in a location
- be in a certain place
Wiktionary
Pronunciation: /ˌɒkjʊˈpeɪʃən/ / /ˌɒkjəˈpeɪʃən/ / /ˌɑkjʊˈpeɪʃən/
noun
Etymology: From Middle English occupacioun, borrowed from Middle French occupacion, occupation, from Latin occupātiō, occupātiōnis, from occupō (“occupy, seize”), ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *kap- (“to seize, grab”). By surface analysis, occupy + -ation.
- An activity or task with which one occupies oneself; usually specifically the productive activity, service, trade, or craft for which one is regularly paid; a job.
“With no particular appearance of regret Annesley Greatorex detached himself from the occupation of typing letters and came across to his employer's chair.”
- The act, process or state of possessing a place.
“Last year it was announced that electrification of L.M.R. main lines was to be speeded up and that it would be essential for the engineers to have the longest possible occupation of the lines involved; this would mean some retrenchment of passenger train services.”
- The control of a nation or region by a hostile military or paramilitary force.
“The early years of Norman occupation saw a frenzy of castle building.”
“The lawyer and twice-divorced mother of three had presented herself as the modern face of her party, trying to strip it of unsavoury overtones after her father's convictions for saying the Nazi occupation of France was not "particularly inhumane".”