occupation

noun

An activity that serves as one’s regular source of livelihood; a vocation.

noun

An activity engaged in especially as a means of passing time; an avocation.

noun

The act or process of holding or possessing a place.

noun

The state of being held or possessed.

noun

Invasion, conquest, and control of a nation or territory by foreign armed forces.

noun

The military government exercising control over an occupied nation or territory.

noun

The act of occupying or taking possession; a holding or keeping; possession; tenure.