occupational group

Other forms: occupational groups

Definitions of occupational group
  1. noun
    a body of people doing the same kind of work
    synonyms: vocation
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    profession
    the body of people in a learned occupation
    press corps
    a group of journalists representing different publications who all cover the same topics
    bar, legal community, legal profession
    the body of individuals qualified to practice law in a particular jurisdiction
    health profession
    the body of individuals whose work helps to maintain the health of their clients
    business community, businessmen
    the body of individuals who manage businesses
    community of scholars
    the body of individuals holding advanced academic degrees
    economics profession
    the body of professional economists
    priesthood
    the body of ordained religious practitioners
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    body
    a group of persons associated by some common tie or occupation and regarded as an entity
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