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quality circle

 
 
noun [C]

Definition

WORKPLACE, PRODUCTION a small group of workers who meet regularly to discuss methods of working in order to find ways of improving them: What is the point of setting up quality circles if their recommendations are not taken up?
(Definition of quality circle noun from the Cambridge Business English Dictionary © Cambridge University Press)
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