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also employe
as in worker
one who works for another for wages or a salary
an employer who was loved and admired by generations of employees
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Musk is the multibillionaire tech executive who has become a close ally of President Donald Trump, heading up the White House’s Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE), which has laid off thousands of U.S. government employees and shut down federal programs in a matter of weeks.
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Todd Spangler, Variety, 10 Mar. 2025
When colleges join hands through the NCAA to set eligibility rules to play sports, those colleges are excluding students, rather than employees or prospective employees, from eligibility.
—Michael McCann, Sportico.com, 10 Mar. 2025
Start doing everything within your power to drive, support, and reward those high priority behaviors in every employee within your sphere.
—Bruce Tulgan, Forbes, 26 Feb. 2025
Environment Forest Service layoffs will leave the U.S. more prone to wildfires, employees say
A 2024 Pew Research Center poll showed that the park service had the most favorable rating of any government agency at 76%, with strong support from a majority of both Democrats and Republicans.
—Rachel Treisman, NPR, 26 Feb. 2025
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Todd Spangler, Variety, 10 Mar. 2025
When colleges join hands through the NCAA to set eligibility rules to play sports, those colleges are excluding students, rather than employees or prospective employees, from eligibility.
—Michael McCann, Sportico.com, 10 Mar. 2025
Start doing everything within your power to drive, support, and reward those high priority behaviors in every employee within your sphere.
—Bruce Tulgan, Forbes, 26 Feb. 2025
Environment Forest Service layoffs will leave the U.S. more prone to wildfires, employees say
A 2024 Pew Research Center poll showed that the park service had the most favorable rating of any government agency at 76%, with strong support from a majority of both Democrats and Republicans.
—Rachel Treisman, NPR, 26 Feb. 2025
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“Employee.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/employee. Accessed 22 Mar. 2025.
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