Definition

A collection of humans (or occasionally, animals) forced to work toward a common goal—theoretically unified by purpose, often divided by conflicting deadlines and email chains. The modern workplace's answer to 'nobody succeeds alone,' whether they asked for it or not.

Example Usage

Our dev teams are collaborating across three continents to launch the new platform.

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