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collaborative August 5, 2020

(C1 形容詞) involving two or more people working together for a special purpose // 共同の, 合作の, 協力的な // “The presentation was a collaborative effort by all the children in the class” // “The new plan was a collaborative effort by everyone in the department” // (Cambridge Learner’s Dictionary)

employ August 3, 2020

(A2 動詞) to give somebody a job to do for payment // 〈人〉を雇う, 雇い入れる // “We employ 16 full-time staff” // “Mark is currently employed as a Professor of Linguistics” // (Oxford Learner’s Dictionary)

contract July 29, 2020

(B1 名詞) a legal agreement between two people or organizations, especially one that involves doing work for a particular amount of money // 契約 // “I don’t remember signing a contract” // “Your contract will set out the terms of your employment” // (Cambridge Learner’s Dictionary)