Meanings
nounjob description (plural job descriptions)
plural job descriptions
- An outline of the description of the tasks and responsibilities in a post within an organization.
Meet Whistle the dog: Northern's new mascot who has a job description to encourage more people to travel by rail.
2022 November 30, “Stop & Examine”, in RAIL, number 971, page 87
Translations
Chinese Mandarin 職位描述 /职位描述, 工作說明 /工作说明
- 職位描述 /职位描述 (zhíwèi miáoshù)Translations
- 工作說明 /工作说明 (gōngzuò shuōmíng)Translations
Danish stillingsbeskrivelse, jobbeskrivelse
- stillingsbeskrivelseTranslations
- jobbeskrivelseTranslations
Finnish työnkuva, toimenkuva
- työnkuvaTranslations
- toimenkuvaTranslations
- työnkuvausTranslations
- toimenkuvausTranslations
French fiche de poste
- fiche de posteTranslations
German Stellenbeschreibung
- StellenbeschreibungTranslations
Hindi कार्यविवरण
- कार्यविवरण (kāryavivraṇ)Translations
Icelandic starfslýsing
- starfslýsingTranslations
Italian descrizione di posizione
- descrizione di posizioneTranslations
Polish zakres obowiązków
- zakres obowiązkówTranslations
Russian служе́бные обя́занности, должностна́я инстру́кция
- служе́бные обя́занности (služébnyje objázannosti)Translations
- должностна́я инстру́кция (dolžnostnája instrúkcija)Translations
Swedish arbetsbeskrivning
- arbetsbeskrivningTranslations
Ukrainian посадо́ва інстру́кція
- посадо́ва інстру́кція (posadóva instrúkcija)Translations
Cite this entry
APA
job description. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/job%20description
MLA
“job description.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/job%20description. Accessed November 4, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “job description,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/job%20description.
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