| No. | Term | Definition |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | A-team | Top-performing group. |
| 2. | Alliance | Partnership for shared aims. |
| 3. | Allies | People united in support. |
| 4. | Assembly | Gathered group of people. |
| 5. | Associate group | Connected colleagues working together. |
| 6. | Association | Organized group with purpose. |
| 7. | Aviary | Collective for birds; figurative group. |
| 8. | Band | Small group acting together. |
| 9. | Bench | Reserve group ready to act. |
| 10. | Brain trust | Advisers offering expertise. |
| 11. | Cabal | Secretive faction or clique. |
| 12. | Cabinet | Senior advisers or leaders. |
| 13. | Cadre | Core group of trained people. |
| 14. | Cohort | Group sharing a common trait. |
| 15. | Collective | People acting as one body. |
| 16. | College | Body of colleagues or officials. |
| 17. | Combine | Group formed for joint effort. |
| 18. | Committee | Group appointed to decide. |
| 19. | Company | People together; also firm. |
| 20. | Consortium | Alliance of organizations. |
| 21. | Council | Advisory or governing group. |
| 22. | Crew | People working on a task. |
| 23. | Dais | Group of honored participants. |
| 24. | Delegation | Representatives sent to act. |
| 25. | Department | Organizational unit or division. |
| 26. | Detail | Assigned unit for a task. |
| 27. | Directorate | Group of directors. |
| 28. | Division | Major unit within organization. |
| 29. | Duo | Two people working together. |
| 30. | Ensemble | Group performing together. |
| 31. | Executive group | Leaders making key decisions. |
| 32. | Faculty | Teaching staff as a body. |
| 33. | Fellowship | Community of shared interests. |
| 34. | Field unit | Operational group in the field. |
| 35. | Firm | Business group or company. |
| 36. | Force | Organized body for action. |
| 37. | Formation | Arranged group moving together. |
| 38. | Fraternity | Brotherhood; close association. |
| 39. | Gang | Informal group; often negative. |
| 40. | Group | People gathered for a purpose. |
| 41. | Guild | Association of practitioners. |
| 42. | Huddle | Brief gathering to coordinate. |
| 43. | Inner circle | Closest advisers or members. |
| 44. | Interagency group | Multiple agencies working jointly. |
| 45. | Joint task force | Temporary unit for mission. |
| 46. | Jury | Selected group to decide. |
| 47. | Kernel | Central core of people. |
| 48. | Key players | Most important contributors. |
| 49. | Kitchen cabinet | Informal circle of advisers. |
| 50. | Leadership | People guiding an effort. |
| 51. | Lineup | Set of participants arranged. |
| 52. | Lodge | Local group of members. |
| 53. | Mates | Companions working together. |
| 54. | Mission crew | People assigned to mission. |
| 55. | Network | Connected people or organizations. |
| 56. | Office | Staff of an organization. |
| 57. | Operations unit | Group running day-to-day work. |
| 58. | Outfit | Informal term for organization. |
| 59. | Panel | Selected group of experts. |
| 60. | Partners | People sharing responsibility. |
| 61. | Party | Group engaged in activity. |
| 62. | Patrol | Unit assigned to monitor. |
| 63. | Platoon | Organized subunit; military. |
| 64. | Pool | Available group of resources. |
| 65. | Posse | Group assembled to pursue. |
| 66. | Project group | People assigned to project. |
| 67. | Project staff | Staff supporting a project. |
| 68. | Quartet | Group of four people. |
| 69. | R&D unit | Research and development group. |
| 70. | Roster | List of available members. |
| 71. | Roundtable | Discussion group of peers. |
| 72. | Section | Subdivision of a department. |
| 73. | Select committee | Special committee for inquiry. |
| 74. | Senior staff | Top staff supporting leaders. |
| 75. | Service crew | People providing a service. |
| 76. | Shop | Workplace group; informal. |
| 77. | Silo | Isolated unit within organization. |
| 78. | Skunkworks | Small secret innovation group. |
| 79. | Squad | Small organized working unit. |
| 80. | Staff | Employees supporting operations. |
| 81. | Steering committee | Group guiding direction. |
| 82. | Strike force | Unit assembled for action. |
| 83. | Subcommittee | Smaller committee within committee. |
| 84. | Support group | People providing assistance. |
| 85. | Syndicate | Group formed for enterprise. |
| 86. | Task group | Group formed for a task. |
| 87. | Task unit | Unit assigned specific work. |
| 88. | Think tank | Group generating ideas. |
| 89. | Tiger team | Experts tackling urgent problem. |
| 90. | Troop | Group moving or acting together. |
| 91. | Unit | Single organized group element. |
| 92. | Vanguard | Leading group at forefront. |
| 93. | War room | Group coordinating strategy. |
| 94. | Watch | Shift-based working group. |
| 95. | Work crew | Labor group on site. |
| 96. | Workforce | All workers in organization. |
| 97. | Working group | People collaborating on issue. |
| 98. | Workshop group | Group convened to develop. |
| 99. | Writers’ room | Collaborative writing staff. |
| 100. | X-functional group | Cross-functional collaborators. |
