team
/tiːm/ noun [C]Definition
› HR, WORKPLACE a group of people who work together on a particular activity, project, etc.: When I came back from holiday we had a new team in charge.head/lead/manage a team She led a team developing a new marketing initiative. Every member of the team has an important contribution to make. the management/finance/marketing team We need to consult our legal team on this. a team of lawyers/sales people/experts
› a number of sports players who play together under a particular name: a football/baseball/basketball team Her ambition was to play for her national team.
work as a team › to work together in order to achieve a shared aim, rather than trying to achieve things just for yourself or working against others: Working as a team will enable us to achieve things we never could alone.
(Definition of team noun from the Cambridge Business English Dictionary
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