Phrase guide

working group

noun · 3 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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1

noun

Meaning 1

An interdisciplinary collaboration of researchers working on new research activities that would be difficult to develop under traditional funding mechanisms such as federal agencies.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

2

noun

Meaning 2

Any more or less formal team working for a specific purpose.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

3

noun

Meaning 3

a group of people working together temporarily until some goal is achieved

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

Examples

  • the working group was supposed to report back in two weeks

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: working party

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: unit, social unit

Narrower terms: expedition

History

Etymology

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Across languages

Translations

26 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Basque: lantalde — any more or less formal team working for joint purpose
  • Danish: arbejdsgruppe — any more or less formal team working for joint purpose
  • Dutch: werkgroep — any more or less formal team working for joint purpose
  • Esperanto: laborgrupo — any more or less formal team working for joint purpose
  • Estonian: töörühm — any more or less formal team working for joint purpose
  • Finnish: työryhmä — any more or less formal team working for joint purpose
  • French: groupe de travail — any more or less formal team working for joint purpose
  • German: Arbeitsgruppe — any more or less formal team working for joint purpose
  • Hebrew: קבוצת עבודה — any more or less formal team working for joint purpose
  • Hungarian: munkacsoport — any more or less formal team working for joint purpose
  • Indonesian: kelompok kerja — any more or less formal team working for joint purpose
  • Italian: gruppo di lavoro — any more or less formal team working for joint purpose
  • Korean: 워킹그룹 (wokinggeurup) — any more or less formal team working for joint purpose
  • Korean: 실무단 (silmudan) — any more or less formal team working for joint purpose
  • Malay: kumpulan kerja — any more or less formal team working for joint purpose
  • Māori: rōpū awheawhe — any more or less formal team working for joint purpose
  • Norwegian Bokmål: arbeidsgruppe — any more or less formal team working for joint purpose
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: arbeidsgruppe — any more or less formal team working for joint purpose
  • Persian: گروه کاری — any more or less formal team working for joint purpose
  • Russian: трудовой коллектив (trudovoj kollektiv) — any more or less formal team working for joint purpose
  • Spanish: grupo de trabajo — any more or less formal team working for joint purpose
  • Swedish: arbetsgrupp — any more or less formal team working for joint purpose
  • Swedish: arbetsutskott — any more or less formal team working for joint purpose
  • Ukrainian: трудовий колектив (trudovyj kolektyv) — any more or less formal team working for joint purpose
  • Vietnamese: nhóm làm việc — any more or less formal team working for joint purpose
  • Vietnamese: nhóm công tác — any more or less formal team working for joint purpose