working group

American  

[wurk-ing groop] / ˈwɜrk ɪŋ ˌgrup /

noun

working groups plural

1. a group of people assigned to a project, especially one that involves researching a particular issue or objective and coming up with a report that proposes ways to address it; task force.

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Other Word Forms

Derived Forms

• sub-working group
  noun

Inflected Forms

Nouns

• working groups
  plural

Example Sentences

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working group

Dozens of legislators, staff and agency personnel have already been briefed on the latest research, and Boerner said she’s putting together a working group.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 14, 2026

Bring together the best and brightest drawn from the federal government, from the leading AI companies, from business and labor, from economics, from public health, from ethics to form a working group with actual authority.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 9, 2026

Greenland's leader suggested this week that the working group was making progress.

From BBC ● May 22, 2026

Greenland and Denmark, including a working group launched in January to discuss American presence on the island.

From The Wall Street Journal ● May 22, 2026

We agreed to set up a joint working group to resolve the many obstacles that still stood in our way.

From "Long Walk to Freedom" by Nelson Mandela