Definition of workplace
: a place (such as a shop or factory) where work is done
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Examples of workplace in a Sentence
Foul language will not be tolerated in the workplace.
Recent Examples of workplace from the Web
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Gilbert went to work Sunday afternoon and had his sister drop off Khalil at Lacy’s workplace.
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The Trump administration is taking down a wide range of data on everything from climate change to workplace safety violations.
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The bill, which Missouri Republicans had sought for decades, allows employees in unionized workplaces to opt out of paying unions for the cost of being represented.
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The state agency is responsible for health and safety matters in public and private workplaces, according to the MOSH website.
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Douglas Wigdor, who represents 23 former or current Fox employees suing the company, said Ailes was not a defendant in any of his lawsuits, which mostly pertain to claims over race, gender, pregnancy and workplace retaliation.
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Indemnity, or impleader, cases typically involve workplace or business relationships.
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But in the early days of the administration, Kushner appears to have gotten caught up in some workplace politics.
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His legislative attempts have yet to attract bipartisan support, and his executive orders rolling back protections for transgender students and women in workplaces have been criticized as divisive.
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playDefinition of workplace for English Language Learners
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: the office, factory, etc., where people work
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