in office/in the office

【问】 in office与in the office有什么区别?

【答】 in the office是指“在办公室里”，没有什么特殊含义。in office则是指“当政”、“当权”：

1. In Britain the maximum period that a government can remain in office is five years.(Wood)

在英国一届政府当政的最长时间是五年。

2. Which party will be in office after the next general election? (OSD)

在下次大选之后哪个党将当政?