Professional or Occupational Group
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em·ploy·ee [ em-ploi-ee, em-ploi-ee, em-ploi-ee ]
Definitions related to employee:
  • A person working for another person or a business firm on a full- or part-time basis and who receives payment for this work.
    NCI Thesaurus
    U.S. National Cancer Institute, 2021
  • A relationship between a person or organization and a person or organization formed for the purpose of exchanging work for compensation. The purpose of the role is to identify the type of relationship the employee has to the employer, rather than the nature of the work actually performed. (Contrast with AssignedEntity.)
    NCI Health Level 7 Vocabulary
    U.S. National Cancer Institute, 2018
  • One who is engaged in activity or service for wages or salary.
    CRISP Thesaurus
    National Institutes of Health, 2006
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