teamwork
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Definition of teamwork
: work done by several associates with each doing a part but all subordinating personal prominence to the efficiency of the whole
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collaboration, cooperation, coordination
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Cohn points out the benefits of sports, like teamwork, discipline, confidence and focus. — Katie Parsons, OrlandoSentinel.com, "Kids playing sports: Don't focus on single sport too early, experts say," 17 May 2018 Sports is a vehicle to learn life skills like self-discipline, teamwork, perseverance, goal-setting, delayed gratification, and risk-taking. — Isabel Fattal, The Atlantic, "How to Parent an Olympic Athlete," 8 Feb. 2018 Without the star power of years past, England is a model of teamwork and belief. — Steven Goff, chicagotribune.com, "'Hard-working, compact, united and well-organized': The World Cup's surprising final four," 8 July 2018 The company’s expectations of its employees are high: a fanatic focus on customer service, dedication to perfect quality, high personal integrity, and a strong commitment to teamwork. — Jessica Levy, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, "At HUSCO International, great leadership starts at the top," 4 May 2018 The Courage award is given annually to a Rice football player who best exemplifies leadership, teamwork and character. — Aaron Wilson, Houston Chronicle, "Rice University honoring O.J. Brigance with Courage award," 4 May 2018 This is a movie about inclusion and teamwork and trust and finding your true role in life. — Bill Goodykoontz, azcentral, "We rank every movie in the Marvel Cinematic Universe, from worst to best," 6 July 2018 In surgery, a high-stakes field that requires both technical and interpersonal skills, conflicts can be problematic for teamwork and can even threaten patient safety. — Orly Nadell Farber, STAT, "‘You, me, parking lot!’: Behind surgical curtain, researchers find hierarchies and gender dynamics driving conflict," 2 July 2018 The rest rely on teamwork between landlord fish and a teeming population of glowing tenant bacteria that inhabit a light organ on the fish’s body. — Katherine J. Wu, Smithsonian, "Why Bioluminescence Evolved to Be Red Light, and Blue," 26 June 2018These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'teamwork.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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teamwork
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English Language Learners Definition of teamwork
: the work done by people who work together as a team to do something
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Kids Definition of teamwork
: the work of a group of persons acting together Cleaning up the neighborhood will require teamwork.
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