working party
a committee established to investigate a problem, question, etc
a group of soldiers or prisoners assigned to perform some manual task or duty
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How to use working party in a sentence
A working party went out upon the bridge, but one after another was killed or wounded.
The Boys of '61 | Charles Carleton Coffin.It seems that they had been sent out as a working party to a near by farm.
The Escape of a Princess Pat | George PearsonWe were "warned" for a working party on a railroad grade near by.
The Escape of a Princess Pat | George PearsonAt noon the working party return on board to dinner, and at one again go on shore, where they labour till near sun-set.
The Chronicles of Crime or The New Newgate Calendar. v. 1/2 | Camden PelhamThe sentries with me retired in a rare state of mind, and my working party bolted, and were stopped with great difficulty.
The Life of Gordon, Volume I | Demetrius Charles Boulger
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