noun
a group of people working together temporarily until some goal is achieved
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the working group was supposed to report back in two weeks
• Syn: ↑working group
• Hypernyms: ↑unit, ↑social unit
• Hyponyms: ↑expedition
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noun1. : a body of servicemen detailed to perform an assigned task beyond their ordinary duties
report of the working party on the employment of blind persons — British Information Services
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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
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a group of people who examine a problem or situation and suggest a way of dealing with it
Thesaurus: groups of people who work togetherhyponym
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noun, pl ⋯ parties [count]
Brit : a group of people who investigate a particular problem and suggest ways of dealing with it — called also working group
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ˈworking party [working party working parties] (BrE) (also ˈworking group NAmE, BrE) noun countable + singular or plural verb \working party (on sth)
a group of people chosen to study a particular problem or situation in order to suggest ways of dealing with it
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The government has set up a working party on prison overcrowding.
Useful english dictionary. 2012.