working group

noun

British
: a group of people who investigate a particular problem and suggest ways of dealing with it

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Janet De Silva, chair of the APEC Business Advisory Council Digital and innovation working group, earlier on Thursday urged the ministers to prepare for the quantum computing era. — Evelyn Cheng, CNBC, 24 July 2026 As a result, a joint working group was established to facilitate discussions on the border dispute. — Encyclopedia Britannica, 22 July 2026 At the Westminster Kennel Club dog show, the Samoyed competes in the working group. — Lisa Gutierrez, Kansas City Star, 15 July 2026 Conversations resurfaced in 2020 when an ad hoc committee was formed, soliciting interest from local agencies, like the El Dorado Hills Fire Department and El Dorado Local Agency Formation Commission, to form a working group. — Corey Schmidt, Sacbee.com, 10 July 2026 See All Example Sentences for working group

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