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as in laborer
a person who does very hard or dull work
a champion of the rights of the farm workers who pick the nation's fruits and vegetables
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as in employee
one who works for another for wages or a salary
a factory owner who is known for his fair and generous treatment of his workers
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Recent Examples of worker
The new order will give Trump the power to fire as many as 50,000 of those workers and replace them with political loyalists.
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Daniel Wiessner, USA TODAY, 22 Jan. 2025
Military forces were sent to Maryland, West Virginia and Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania after violent clashes between railroad workers and local enforcement, the National Guard and private militias, the Washington D.C.-based research foundation reported.
—Julia Marnin, Miami Herald, 22 Jan. 2025
Most Popular Trump’s moves to slash federal workers are raising alarms in Maryland
Maryland’s finances are in the red.
—Brian Wacker, Baltimore Sun, 22 Jan. 2025
The president also signed an executive order banning federal employees from working remotely on Monday, which may be part of a strategy to gut the federal workforce and replace vacancies with workers who are explicitly loyal to Trump.
—Kristen Waggoner, Newsweek, 22 Jan. 2025
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Daniel Wiessner, USA TODAY, 22 Jan. 2025
Military forces were sent to Maryland, West Virginia and Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania after violent clashes between railroad workers and local enforcement, the National Guard and private militias, the Washington D.C.-based research foundation reported.
—Julia Marnin, Miami Herald, 22 Jan. 2025
Most Popular Trump’s moves to slash federal workers are raising alarms in Maryland
Maryland’s finances are in the red.
—Brian Wacker, Baltimore Sun, 22 Jan. 2025
The president also signed an executive order banning federal employees from working remotely on Monday, which may be part of a strategy to gut the federal workforce and replace vacancies with workers who are explicitly loyal to Trump.
—Kristen Waggoner, Newsweek, 22 Jan. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for worker
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Ortiz recalls anecdotes from domestic laborers during the aftermath of the Woolsey fire—workers being hired to put out fires, employers evacuating but leaving their household workers behind to care for pets, workers left behind to clean toxic ash.—
Simmone Shah,
TIME,
26 Jan. 2025
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Read Article > The H-1B visa program helps corporations replace US workers with cheap foreign laborers who lack basic rights.—
Vox Staff,
Vox,
23 Jan. 2025
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The president also signed an executive order banning federal employees from working remotely on Monday, which may be part of a strategy to gut the federal workforce and replace vacancies with workers who are explicitly loyal to Trump.—
Kristen Waggoner,
Newsweek,
22 Jan. 2025
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Trump begins second term with flurry of executive orders Trump begins second term with flurry of executive orders 02:54 President Trump is requiring millions of federal employees to return to the office.—
Kate Gibson,
CBS News,
21 Jan. 2025
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In 1868, the 14th Amendment to the U.S. Constitution extended citizenship to descendants of African slaves.—
Grant Stringer,
The Mercury News,
21 Jan. 2025
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Go and read random slave narratives and get their experience of the time.—
David Marchese,
New York Times,
18 Jan. 2025
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“Worker.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/worker. Accessed 1 Feb. 2025.
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