Working group
A group convened to carry out detailed work on a specific matter.
Plain English
A group of staff doing the detailed work, below the level where decisions are taken.
If you’re new here
'At the working level' means among the people doing the work rather than among executives.
What they probably mean
“The people who actually do it, as opposed to approve it.”
Interpretation offered as humour, not authoritative guidance.
Bureaucracy level
How much government-speak this phrase carries. Playful indicator, not a judgement of anyone using it.
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