occupation, business, job, line of work, line -- (the principal activity in your life that you do to earn money; "he's not in my line of business")
occupation, military control -- (the control of a country by military forces of a foreign power)
occupation -- (any activity that occupies a person's attention; "he missed the bell in his occupation with the computer game")
occupation, occupancy, moving in -- (the act of occupying or taking possession of a building; "occupation of a building without a certificate of occupancy is illegal")
occupation -- (the period of time during which a place or position or nation is occupied; "during the German occupation of Paris")