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Definition of "teamwork" []

  • Cooperative effort by the members of a group or team to achieve a common goal. (noun)

American Heritage(R) Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition. Copyright (c) 2011 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.

Use "teamwork" in a sentence
  • "She writes: A small work group I observed recently heard the word teamwork and thought it meant that everyone should be in on everything, and everyone should discuss everything before anyone did anything."
  • "After all, having that kind of teamwork is something straight out of an African Safari hunter's dream."
  • "If you believe people are motivated by a desire for credit, or a desire to avoid blame, teamwork is a blunting force."
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