working groupˈworking group noun [countable] 
The commission has set up a special working group to look at the problem.working group on a working group on constitutional reform
EXAMPLES FROM THE CORPUS
- BOFs are often held to determine whether there is enough interest to form a working group.
- Good working group leaders listen carefully, of course.
- The emergence of the team as an alternative to the classic working group of individuals offers a powerful choice.
- The report of the tribunal working group will not be released until next week, according to tribunal sources.
- The team-based organization introduces team performance as an alternative to the individual within a traditional working group.
Longman Language Activatora group of people who work together
a group of people who work together to do a job: · There will be a meeting for all members of the team next Wednesday.· Dr Gaultier and his medical team worked in the refugee camps for over a year.team of: · The coins were discovered by a team of archaeologists.· The Prime Minister works closely with a team of unelected advisers.
the people who work together on a ship or plane: · The captain and crew would like to welcome you on board Flight 381 to Geneva.· Everyone aboard the Montreal Queen, including the crew, died.
a small group of people in an organization who have been chosen to make official decisions: · Bill Dean has been elected chairman of the committee.finance/health/housing etc committee: · The finance committee has decided to raise membership fees for next season.be on a committee (=be a member of a committee): · She's been on the Church committee for 20 years.
a group of people in an organization or company who make rules and decisions about how the organization works, give permission for particular plans to be carried out etc: · The licensing board has refused us permission to sell alcohol on the premises.· In October, the school board recommended that uniforms become compulsory.board of examiners/governors/directors etc: · If you don't agree with the result etc ,you can appeal to the board of examiners.
a group of people who have been chosen to give advice or their opinion or to make an official decision about something, usually because they know a lot about it: · I've been invited to join the panel on a radio arts programme.panel of: · All applicants are questioned by a panel of experienced interviewers.· He was on a panel of judges for a famous literary prize.
/working party British a group of people chosen to consider a particular problem in detail and to suggest how to deal with it: · A Police Force working party concluded that many people found the police intimidating.· A working party was set up to investigate and act on the report's findings.
an official group that has been formed to work together to do a particular job or be responsible for a particular problem: · Hospital officials plan to use the donations to set up a new cardiac unit.· One of the policemen from the drug unit will be visiting local schools.
COLLOCATIONS FROM THE ENTRY The commission has set up a special working group to look at the problem.
a group that is formed to examine a particular situation or problem and suggest ways of dealing with it SYN working partyset up/establish a working group (to do something) The commission has set up a special working group to look at the problem. The commission has set up a special working group to look at the problem.working group on a working group on constitutional reform