Occupation
Occupation noun - The activity by which one regularly makes a living.
Usage example: my primary occupation is stockbroker, but I'm a drummer in a rock band on the weekends
Post is a synonym for occupation in job topic. In some cases you can use "Post" instead a noun "Occupation", when it comes to topics like profession, position.
Post
Post noun - An assignment at which one regularly works for pay.
Usage example: she's held a number of teaching posts at local colleges
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How words are described
| old | old occupation | old post |
| long | long occupation | long post |
| specific | specific occupation | specific post |
| following | following occupation | following post |
| Other adjectives: regular, current, original, actual, entire, bad, main, new, former, military, official, subsequent, last, different, recent, previous, orbital. | ||
Both words in one sentence
- Also, the West put quite a bit of investment into the reconstruction of post-war Japan, particularly during the Allied occupation and the decades that followed.
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In the post-Spanish occupation Philippines, these once-banned books are now studied in Filipino high schools and colleges.
Source: Banned in China - But to also send his armies into Russia with ample amounts of winter clothing as part of the preparations for the planned post war occupation.
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