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

Rubio meanwhile said in a statement that the agreement establishes a "clear and structured process" to disarm Hezbollah and its infrastructure, as well as a US-facilitated military working group to help implement the deal.

From Barron's ● Jun. 26, 2026

Formosa was part of a working group called Big Pipes, which included dozens of employees from some of the internet’s most important service providers.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 3, 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