appointment
noun
a job, especially an important job
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used for talking about business compared to things that you do when you are not working
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a strong feeling that you must do a particular type of job, especially one that you consider morally good
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a job or series of related jobs that you do, especially a profession that you spend a lot of your working life in
adjective
a career politician, soldier, teacher, etc. wants to be in their profession for a long time and to achieve success or power in it
noun
the process of giving some of your work, duties, or responsibilities to a more junior person or organization
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the way that the work that needs to be done is divided so that different people are responsible for different parts of it
noun
a method of working in which people do not have their own desk in an office but use any desk that is available at a particular time
noun
work that you do regularly to earn money. When you ask someone about their job, you usually say “What do you do?”, and not “What is your job?” The answer would usually be “I am a ...” or “I work as a...”, and not “My job is...”
noun
a system in which two people share the work from a single job, so that each one works for part of the day or week
the British spelling of labor
noun
the way that communication, authority, or responsibility is shared between people in an organization
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a short trip for all the employees in a particular department or company, especially so that they can learn more about each other and how to work together better
noun
the total work that a company has agreed to do in the future, which shows how safe its workers’ jobs are
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a situation in which someone has more than one job or position, especially in a church
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a way of organizing your working life in which you work for several different employers and do several different jobs at one time instead of working all the time for one employer
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a period of time during which someone who has been given a new job is watched to see whether they can do the job well and stay in the position
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a job that you need special skills and qualifications to do, especially one with high social status
noun
the process of obtaining the skills, qualifications, and experience that allow you to make progress in your career
used about someone’s career
adjective
adverb
an action or change of job that helps you to be successful in your career
someone’s job or profession
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using the Internet where you work, during working hours, for activities which are not work-related
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… to reveal a small part of your intentions in order to attract support, without actually committing yourself to doing anything
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