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| Main Entry: | |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | task |
| Synonyms: | act, action, affair, assignment, burden, business, care, charge, chore, commission, concern, contribution, deed, devoir, duty, effort, enterprise, errand, function, matter, mission, obligation, office, operation, project, province, pursuit, responsibility, role, stint, task, taskwork, thing*, tour of duty, undertaking, venture, work |
| Antonyms: | fun |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | part |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | person or group's interest, concern |
| Synonyms: | behalf, bit, business, capacity, cause, charge, duty, faction, function, involvement, office, party, place, responsibility, role, say, share, side, task, work |
| Notes: | a part is any of the components of a whole; a portion is a part allotted to or regarded as belonging to someone; a piece is a part separated from the whole; a division is a part formed by classifying, cutting, partitioning - and so is a section, though it is generally smaller; a segment is a part separated along natural lines of division; a fragment is a small part, usually broken off |
| Main Entry: | personnel |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | employees of business or other enterprise |
| Synonyms: | cadre, corps, crew, faculty, group, helpers, human resources, members, men and women, office, organization, people, shop, staff, troop, troops, work force, workers |
| Notes: | personal means concerning or affecting a particular person; personnel are the people employed by or active in an organization, business, or service |
| Main Entry: | place |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | job, employment |
| Synonyms: | appointment, berth, connection, occupation, office, position, post, profession, situation, spot, trade |
| Notes: | in horse racing results, there is win, place, show, and also-ran |
| Antonyms: | unemployment |
| Main Entry: | position |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | responsibility in business or other enterprise |
| Synonyms: | berth, billet, capacity, connection, do*, duty, employment, function, job, nine-to-five, occupation, office, place, post, profession, role, situation, slot, spot*, trade |
| Antonyms: | unemployment |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | post |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | job, employment |
| Synonyms: | appointment, assignment, berth, billet, office, place, position, situation |
| Antonyms: | unemployment |
| Main Entry: | premises |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | grounds and buildings |
| Synonyms: | bounds, campus, digs, establishment, fix, flat, hangout, home, house, joint*, land, lay, layout, limits, neck of the woods, office, pad, place, plant, property, real estate, roof, scene, site, spot, terrace, turf, zone |
| Notes: | a premise is a statement that is assumed to be true and from which a conclusion can be drawn; premises are land and buildings together considered as a place of business |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | profession |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | line of work requiring academic or practical preparation |
| Synonyms: | art, avocation, berth, billet, biz, business, calling, career, chosen work, concern, craft, dodge*, employment, engagement, field, game*, handicraft, lifework, line of work, line*, métier, occupation, office, position, post, pursuit, rat race, role, service, situation, slot, specialty, sphere, thing*, trade, undertaking, vocation, walk of life |
| Antonyms: | avocation, entertainment, fun, hobby |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | province |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | area of rule, responsibility |
| Synonyms: | arena, bailiwick, business, calling, canton, capacity, champaign, charge, colony, concern, county, demesne, department, dependency, district, division, domain, dominion, duty, employment, field, function, jurisdiction, line, office, orbit, part, post, pursuit, realm, region, role, section, shire, sphere, terrain, territory, tract, walk, work, zone |
Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition
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