"working party" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: working parties [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun|working parties}} working party (plural working parties)
  1. (UK) A committee or group appointed to study and report on a particular question and make recommendations based on its findings. Tags: UK
    Sense id: en-working_party-en-noun-Qj5h~My5 Categories (other): British English
  2. A group of people working together on a particular project or subject. Related terms: work party
    Sense id: en-working_party-en-noun-gZPHKf-k Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 44 56

Inflected forms

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