acting
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doing the work of the usual person in a particular job while they are not there, or until a new person starts
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doing the work of the usual person in a particular job while they are not there, or until a new person starts
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blue-collar workers do work that involves using physical strength or skill with their hands rather than working in an office
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at the very beginning of a career in writing, acting, politics etc and likely to be successful at it
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used in the title of someone such as a professor, chairman, or president if they no longer do that job
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someone who is employable has the relevant skills, qualifications, experience, or qualities to get a job
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an ex officio member of a committee or an organization is a member because the job they have allows them to be involved
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used, especially in job titles, for saying that someone is responsible for the whole of something
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a jobbing worker does not have a permanent job and does individual pieces of work for money
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a manual worker or labourer is someone whose job involves physical work using their hands
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used with the name of a job to show that someone has a lot of experience and skill and can train other people
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used for describing a period of time when you are given pay by the place where you work although you are not at work
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relating to someone who has been given a new job and is being tested to see whether they can do the job well
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showing the type of behaviour and skills that someone with a professional job is expected to have
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no longer working because you have reached the age where you are officially too old to work
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working for yourself instead of for an employer and paid directly by the people who you provide a product or service to
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having a job that you can do permanently, especially with a university or government department
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not behaving according to the standards of work or behaviour of your profession
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a voluntary worker receives no pay. Another word for a person who works for no pay is a volunteer.
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white-collar workers work in offices rather than doing physical work. People who do physical work in places such as factories and mines are called blue-collar workers.
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as your profession or job
having a particular job or position when you do something
if someone is on loan to another organization, they are temporarily working for that organization before returning to their own
respected by other people because you do your job well
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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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