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working group

DEFINITIONS OF: working group

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

“the working group was supposed to report back in two weeks”
Synonyms:
working party
Examples:
Lewis and Clark Expedition
an expedition sent by Thomas Jefferson to explore the northwestern territories of the United States; led by Meriwether Lewis and William Clark; traveled from St. Louis to the mouth of the Columbia River from 1803 to 1806
Types:
expedition
an organized group of people undertaking a journey for a particular purpose
Type of:
social unit, unit
an organization regarded as part of a larger social group
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