white-collar
adjective
white-col·lar
ˈ(h)wīt-ˈkä-lər 
: of, relating to, or constituting the class of salaried employees whose duties do not call for the wearing of work clothes or protective clothing compare blue-collar
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The French investigation, carried out by the PNF, a special financial crime prosecution unit famous for pursuing high-stakes white-collar probes that often involve large international companies, was opened in November 2022.
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Nancy Ing, NBC News, 5 Nov. 2024
The election will eventually have consequences for two major Biden Administration employment rules: one banning noncompete agreements for most workers, the other raising the salary threshold at which white-collar employees can be exempt from overtime pay.
—Danielle Chemtob, Forbes, 5 Nov. 2024
Zoe Saldaña as Rita, a jaded defense attorney for white-collar criminals, is writing her closing argument, asking the jury to exonerate her client, a corrupt bureaucrat accused of pushing his wife off a balcony.
—Paula Aceves, Vulture, 4 Nov. 2024
Hanks is Richard, a postwar kid turned white-collar everyman who gives up dreams of becoming a graphic artist to provide for his family.
—David Fear, Rolling Stone, 1 Nov. 2024
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Nancy Ing, NBC News, 5 Nov. 2024
The election will eventually have consequences for two major Biden Administration employment rules: one banning noncompete agreements for most workers, the other raising the salary threshold at which white-collar employees can be exempt from overtime pay.
—Danielle Chemtob, Forbes, 5 Nov. 2024
Zoe Saldaña as Rita, a jaded defense attorney for white-collar criminals, is writing her closing argument, asking the jury to exonerate her client, a corrupt bureaucrat accused of pushing his wife off a balcony.
—Paula Aceves, Vulture, 4 Nov. 2024
Hanks is Richard, a postwar kid turned white-collar everyman who gives up dreams of becoming a graphic artist to provide for his family.
—David Fear, Rolling Stone, 1 Nov. 2024
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“White-collar.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/white-collar. Accessed 21 Nov. 2024.
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