Meanings
- uncountablehuman sciencesAny type of work done on an individual case, such as a legal case or a client case in social services.
Most of her time is spent on casework, rather than research.
Synonyms: caseworking
- UKuncountablegovernmentThe work of an MP or other politician to help or advocate for constituents who have problems.
MPs and their staff deal with a wide range of issues in their constituency casework. Sometimes their role will be giving advice, explaining policy, or pointing the constituent in the right direction for support, but most casework requires the MP becoming directly involved in the process.
2025, Cristin Leston-Bandeira, Exploring Parliament, Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 264Synonyms: caseworking
- uncountablefurnitureBoxlike or box-shaped woodwork or manufactured, boxed furniture.
Synonyms & antonyms
nounAny type of work done on an individual case, such as a legal case or a client case in social services.
nounThe work of an MP or other politician to help or advocate for constituents who have problems.
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casework. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/casework
“casework.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/casework. Accessed November 2, 2026.
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “casework,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/casework.
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