(~s, ~ing, ~ed)
Frequency: The word is one of the 700 most common words in English.
1.
A ~ is a group of people who play a particular sport or game together against other similar groups of people.
The ~ failed to qualify for the African Nations Cup finals...
He had lost his place in the England ~.
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2.
You can refer to any group of people who work together as a ~.
Each specialist consultant has a ~ of doctors under him...
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