job description

noun

an abstract of a job analysis containing the classification of and requirements for a job, used in hiring and placing prospective employees.

job description

a detailed written account, agreed between management and worker, of all the duties and responsibilities which together make up a particular job

First recorded in 1955–60

The shooting of two U.S. embassy staffers at a nightclub in the Venezuelan capital adds a new dimension to the job description.

Today the job description includes running a drone war from Pakistan to Yemen—a conflict which is only likely to get bigger.

Visiting patients isn't part of the job description, and nobody expects it.

Mr Smedhs was actually an official with some kissing in his job description at the 56-mile cross-country ski race.

I step well over my job description, looking into every area of the show.

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