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
The economy is growing, and while most Southern California households can’t afford to buy, there’s a sizable population of techies, Hollywood types and other white-collar workers who can funnel excess cash into large down payments that offset high mortgage rates.
—Andrew Khouri, Los Angeles Times, 15 May 2024
And economic uncertainty limits white-collar, business-service staffing.
—Jonathan Lansner, Orange County Register, 14 May 2024
The twenty-first century’s protagonists of history, according to white-collar common sense, do not sweat in fields or factories, much less carry bundles down country roads.
—Emily Harnett, Harper's Magazine, 26 Apr. 2024
No doubt, there could be a lot more white-collar crime occurring every day, and not enough auditors and government agents to expose it.
—Dan Rodricks, Baltimore Sun, 16 Apr. 2024
Rather, the former white-collar criminal turned philanthropist pardoned by Trump just let Elon talk about Elon so everyone present could bear witness.
—Christiaan Hetzner, Fortune, 7 May 2024
Starting this year, the automaker will include the performance of EVs, software and services, and autonomous vehicle programs in the formula that determines white-collar workers' bonuses.
—Jamie L. Lareau, Detroit Free Press, 24 Apr. 2024
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
The economy is growing, and while most Southern California households can’t afford to buy, there’s a sizable population of techies, Hollywood types and other white-collar workers who can funnel excess cash into large down payments that offset high mortgage rates.
—Andrew Khouri, Los Angeles Times, 15 May 2024
And economic uncertainty limits white-collar, business-service staffing.
—Jonathan Lansner, Orange County Register, 14 May 2024
The twenty-first century’s protagonists of history, according to white-collar common sense, do not sweat in fields or factories, much less carry bundles down country roads.
—Emily Harnett, Harper's Magazine, 26 Apr. 2024
No doubt, there could be a lot more white-collar crime occurring every day, and not enough auditors and government agents to expose it.
—Dan Rodricks, Baltimore Sun, 16 Apr. 2024
Rather, the former white-collar criminal turned philanthropist pardoned by Trump just let Elon talk about Elon so everyone present could bear witness.
—Christiaan Hetzner, Fortune, 7 May 2024
Starting this year, the automaker will include the performance of EVs, software and services, and autonomous vehicle programs in the formula that determines white-collar workers' bonuses.
—Jamie L. Lareau, Detroit Free Press, 24 Apr. 2024
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“White-collar.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/white-collar. Accessed 28 May. 2024.
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