white-collar
adjective
white-col·lar
ˈ(h)wīt-ˈkä-lər 
: of, relating to, or constituting the class of salaried employees whose duties do not call for the wearing of work clothes or protective clothing compare blue-collar
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In the 1970s, widespread white-collar layoffs and looming stagflation presented another opening.
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Lora Kelley, The Atlantic, 21 May 2025
The Department of Homeland Security receives hundreds of television show pitches a year, ranging from documentaries surrounding ICE and CBP border operation to white-collar investigations by HSI.
—Billal Rahman, MSNBC Newsweek, 19 May 2025
Blanche, who has prior experience as a federal prosecutor and a top white-collar criminal defense attorney, was announced as a nominee for deputy attorney general by the president back in November.
—Tara Suter, The Hill, 13 May 2025
Shapiro’s novel isn’t about a murder but about a hedge-fund manager fighting to prove her innocence of a white-collar crime.
—Claudia Rosenbaum, Vulture, 13 May 2025
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Lora Kelley, The Atlantic, 21 May 2025
The Department of Homeland Security receives hundreds of television show pitches a year, ranging from documentaries surrounding ICE and CBP border operation to white-collar investigations by HSI.
—Billal Rahman, MSNBC Newsweek, 19 May 2025
Blanche, who has prior experience as a federal prosecutor and a top white-collar criminal defense attorney, was announced as a nominee for deputy attorney general by the president back in November.
—Tara Suter, The Hill, 13 May 2025
Shapiro’s novel isn’t about a murder but about a hedge-fund manager fighting to prove her innocence of a white-collar crime.
—Claudia Rosenbaum, Vulture, 13 May 2025
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“White-collar.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/white-collar. Accessed 31 May. 2025.
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