noun
an organized group of workmen
• Hypernyms: ↑unit, ↑social unit
• Hyponyms:
↑shift, ↑detail, ↑chain gang, ↑ground crew, ↑ground-service crew, ↑road gang, ↑section gang, ↑stage crew
• Member Holonyms: ↑work force, ↑workforce, ↑manpower, ↑hands, ↑men
• Member Meronyms: ↑crewman
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working party or work party noun
1. A group of people who carry out a specially assigned task
2. A group appointed to investigate a subject, such as methods of attaining maximum efficiency in an industry
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Main Entry: ↑work
Useful english dictionary. 2012.