- occupation
- noun1 jobADJECTIVE▪ full-time▪ current▪ main▪ dangerous, hazardous▪ female, male▪
Agricultural work is traditionally seen as a male occupation.
▪ managerial, professional, technical▪ skilled, unskilled▪ manual, non-manual (both esp. BrE)▪ blue-collar, white-collar▪ service▪service occupations such as cleaning and catering
▪ civilian▪He left the army in 1999 and chose a civilian occupation.
VERB + OCCUPATION▪ choose, find▪ follow (BrE)▪The people interviewed followed a variety of occupations
PHRASES▪ list sb's occupation as sth▪Her occupation is listed as ‘homemaker’.
▪ a range of occupations▪The college provides training in a wide range of occupations.
2 control of another countryADJECTIVE▪ foreign▪ continued, continuing▪ military▪ post-war▪ colonial▪ brutal▪ illegalVERB + OCCUPATION▪ begin▪ end▪The invaders have ended their occupation of large parts of the territories.
▪ maintain▪ fight, resist▪ oppose, protest▪ supportOCCUPATION + VERB▪ begin, end▪ continueOCCUPATION + NOUN▪ forcePREPOSITION▪ during the occupation▪During the occupation, the church was used as a mosque.
▪ under occupation▪Part of Britain was under Roman occupation.
▪ occupation of▪the occupation of territory
3 living in a room, house, etc.ADJECTIVE▪ land▪ illegal, unlawful (BrE)▪illegal occupation of the building
▪ exclusive (BrE, law)▪ multiple (BrE, law)▪the conversion of big old buildings to multiple occupation
VERB + OCCUPATION▪ take up (BrE)▪You can only take up occupation once the tenancy has been signed.
PREPOSITION▪ in occupation of (BrE, law)▪He intends to remain in occupation of the building for as long as possible.
PHRASES▪ ready for occupation (esp. BrE)▪The houses will be ready for occupation by March.
Collocations dictionary. 2013.
