Meanings
nounworking group (plural working groups)
plural working groups
- An interdisciplinary collaboration of researchers working on new research activities that would be difficult to develop under traditional funding mechanisms such as federal agencies.
- Any more or less formal team working for a specific purpose.
Synonyms & antonyms
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nouna group of people working together temporarily until some goal is achieved
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Translations
Basque lantalde
- lantaldeany more or less formal team working for joint purpose
Danish arbejdsgruppe
- arbejdsgruppeany more or less formal team working for joint purpose
Dutch werkgroep
- werkgroepany more or less formal team working for joint purpose
Esperanto laborgrupo
- laborgrupoany more or less formal team working for joint purpose
Estonian töörühm
- töörühmany more or less formal team working for joint purpose
Finnish työryhmä
- työryhmäany more or less formal team working for joint purpose
French groupe de travail
- groupe de travailany more or less formal team working for joint purpose
German Arbeitsgruppe
- Arbeitsgruppeany more or less formal team working for joint purpose
Hebrew קבוצת עבודה
- קבוצת עבודהany more or less formal team working for joint purpose
Hungarian munkacsoport
- munkacsoportany more or less formal team working for joint purpose
Indonesian kelompok kerja
- kelompok kerjaany more or less formal team working for joint purpose
Italian gruppo di lavoro
- gruppo di lavoroany more or less formal team working for joint purpose
Korean 워킹그룹, 실무단
- 워킹그룹 (wokinggeurup)any more or less formal team working for joint purpose
- 실무단 (silmudan)any more or less formal team working for joint purpose
Malay kumpulan kerja
- kumpulan kerjaany more or less formal team working for joint purpose
Māori rōpū awheawhe
- rōpū awheawheany more or less formal team working for joint purpose
Norwegian Bokmål arbeidsgruppe
- arbeidsgruppeany more or less formal team working for joint purpose
Persian گروه کاری
- گروه کاریany more or less formal team working for joint purpose
Polish grupa robocza
- grupa roboczaany more or less formal team working for joint purpose
Russian трудовой коллектив
- трудовой коллектив (trudovoj kollektiv)any more or less formal team working for joint purpose
Spanish grupo de trabajo
- grupo de trabajoany more or less formal team working for joint purpose
Swedish arbetsgrupp, arbetsutskott
- arbetsgruppany more or less formal team working for joint purpose
- arbetsutskottany more or less formal team working for joint purpose
Ukrainian трудовий колектив
- трудовий колектив (trudovyj kolektyv)any more or less formal team working for joint purpose
Vietnamese nhóm làm việc, nhóm công tác
- nhóm làm việcany more or less formal team working for joint purpose
- nhóm công tácany more or less formal team working for joint purpose
Cite this entry
APA
working group. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/working%20group
MLA
“working group.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/working%20group. Accessed November 3, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “working group,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/working%20group.
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