occupation
US /ˌɑː.kjəˈpeɪ.ʃən/
UK /ˌɑː.kjəˈpeɪ.ʃən/
1.
a job or profession
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Please state your name, address, and occupation.
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Teaching is a demanding but rewarding occupation.
2.
the action, state, or period of occupying or being occupied by military force
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The city was under military occupation for five years.
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The country resisted the foreign occupation.
3.
the act of occupying or taking possession of a place or space
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The occupation of the building by protesters caused a stir.
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The continuous occupation of the parking spot is unfair.