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 business conducted a survey with 2,000 white-collar professionals in the UK last month, and found individuals are increasingly being promoted up the ranks without adequate preparation for the move.
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Eleanor Pringle, Fortune, 23 May 2024
The labor union representing the city’s white-collar workers lobbied for a more transparent process to determine who gets promoted.
—David Garrick, San Diego Union-Tribune, 21 May 2024
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Eleanor Pringle, Fortune, 23 May 2024
The labor union representing the city’s white-collar workers lobbied for a more transparent process to determine who gets promoted.
—David Garrick, San Diego Union-Tribune, 21 May 2024
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“White-collar.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/white-collar. Accessed 29 May. 2024.
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