working parties
Assigned team units
Working parties are groups assembled to accomplish a specific task or investigate a particular issue.
In military and labor contexts, a working party is a team assigned manual work: A working party was sent to clear the debris.
In bureaucratic settings, working parties examine problems and produce recommendations: The committee formed a working party on housing policy.
British usage favors working party where Americans might say task force or working group.
Temporary goal-oriented team
- panelDistinct flat section
- delegationTransferring responsibility downward
- subcommitteeSubset of larger panel
- commissionPayment for services rendered
board · council · steering group · advisory group · inquiry · select committee · study group · focus group
Working team aboard
- gangOrganized criminal group
- shiftMovement or work period
- workforceAll available workers
- handsGripping limbs' extremities
laborers · team · navvies · builders · road crew · chain gang · manual labor · groundwork
Single small element
- fatigue dutyMilitary manual labor assignment
- squadSmall working group
- platoonSmall infantry formation
- unitIndividual part or measure
deployment · assignment · garrison · barracks · drill · formation · mess duty · cleanup
task force
Temporary goal-oriented team
- panelDistinct flat section
- delegationTransferring responsibility downward
- subcommitteeSubset of larger panel
commission · board · council · steering group · advisory group · inquiry · select committee · study group · focus group · consultation
crew
Working team aboard
hands · laborers · team · navvies · builders · road crew · chain gang · manual labor · groundwork · clearance
detail
Single small element
- fatigue dutyMilitary manual labor assignment
- squadSmall working group
- platoonSmall infantry formation
unit · deployment · assignment · garrison · barracks · drill · formation · mess duty · cleanup · maintenance
deck crew
Ship's surface workers
- sailorsMaritime vessel crew members
- ratingsEvaluative scores assigned
- handsGripping limbs' extremities
watch · rigging · mooring · cargo · provisions · stores · galley · swabbing · dockside · gangway
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