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

• sub-working group
  noun

Example Sentences

The U.S. attorney in Miami, Jason Reding Quiñones, recently formed a working group looking to build such criminal cases against Cuban government leaders.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 16, 2026

He said there had been water ingress at various stages during construction but they had set up a working group to look at the problems and sought advice from an independent expert, Prof Malcolm Richards.

From BBC • Mar. 19, 2026

"Automation, intelligent systems, and data-driven processes are increasingly taking over routine and repetitive tasks, reshaping traditional job structures," the summit's "human capital" working group says.

From Barron's • Feb. 16, 2026

The Mexican government said it would create a working group on the topic.

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 13, 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