Phrase guide

job description

noun · 2 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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noun

Meaning 1

An outline of the description of the tasks and responsibilities in a post within an organization.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

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noun

Meaning 2

description of the responsibilities associated with a given job

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

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Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: description, verbal description

History

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Across languages

Translations

20 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Chinese Mandarin: 職位描述 /职位描述 (zhíwèi miáoshù) — Translations
  • Chinese Mandarin: 工作說明 /工作说明 (gōngzuò shuōmíng) — Translations
  • Danish: stillingsbeskrivelse — Translations
  • Danish: jobbeskrivelse — Translations
  • Faroese: starvslýsing — Translations
  • Finnish: työnkuva — Translations
  • Finnish: toimenkuva — Translations
  • Finnish: työnkuvaus — Translations
  • Finnish: toimenkuvaus — Translations
  • French: fiche de poste — Translations
  • German: Stellenbeschreibung — Translations
  • Greenlandic: atorfiup imarisai — Translations
  • Hindi: कार्यविवरण (kāryavivraṇ) — Translations
  • Icelandic: starfslýsing — Translations
  • Italian: descrizione di posizione — Translations
  • Polish: zakres obowiązków — Translations
  • Russian: служе́бные обя́занности (služébnyje objázannosti) — Translations
  • Russian: должностна́я инстру́кция (dolžnostnája instrúkcija) — Translations
  • Swedish: arbetsbeskrivning — Translations
  • Ukrainian: посадо́ва інстру́кція (posadóva instrúkcija) — Translations