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PRONUNCIATION OF GREEN-COLLAR

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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF GREEN-COLLAR

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Green-Collar is an adjective.
The adjective is the word that accompanies the noun to determine or qualify it.

WHAT DOES GREEN-COLLAR MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Green-collar worker

A green-collar worker is a worker who is employed in the environmental sectors of the economy. Environmental green-collar workers satisfy the demand for green development. Generally, they implement environmentally conscious design, policy, and technology to improve conservation and sustainability. Formal environmental regulations as well as informal social expectations are pushing many firms to seek professionals with expertise with environmental, energy efficiency, and clean renewable energy issues. They often seek to make their output more sustainable, and thus more favorable to public opinion, governmental regulation, and the Earth's ecology. Green collar workers include professionals such as conservation movement workers, environmental consultants, council environmental services/waste management/recycling managers/officers, environmental or biological systems engineers, green building architects, holistic passive solar building designers, solar energy and wind energy...

Definition of green-collar in the English dictionary

The definition of green-collar in the dictionary is of, relating to, or designating workers involved in environmental protection, or employed by companies that have protection of the environment as a stated aim.

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE GREEN-COLLAR

green sandpiper
green soap
green tax
green tea
green thumb
green turtle
green vegetables
green vitriol
green woodpecker
Green Zone
green-eyed
green-wellie
Greenaway
greenback
Greenback Party
Greenbacker
Greenbackism
greenbone
greenbottle
greenbrier

WORDS THAT END LIKE GREEN-COLLAR

blue-collar
caterpillar
collar
dog collar
dollar
eurodollar
flea collar
half-a-dollar
half-dollar
head collar
hot under the collar
Mandarin collar
Peter Pan collar
petrodollar
pink-collar
sand dollar
shawl collar
sollar
top dollar
white-collar
wing collar

Synonyms and antonyms of green-collar in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «green-collar» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF GREEN-COLLAR

Find out the translation of green-collar to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of green-collar from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «green-collar» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

绿领
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

- cuello verde
570 millions of speakers

English

green-collar
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

हरी कॉलर
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

الأخضر طوق
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

зеленый - воротник
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

de colarinho verde
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

সবুজ বাবু
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

col vert
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Kolar hijau
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Grün - Kragen
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

グリーンカラー
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

녹색 칼라
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Kalung ijo
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

màu xanh lá cây cổ
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

பச்சை காலர்
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

हिरवा कॉलर
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

Yeşil yakalı
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

verde - collare
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

green- collar
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

зелений- комір
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

verde - guler
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

πράσινο - γιακά
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

groen - kraag
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

grön - krage
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

green- collar
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of green-collar

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «GREEN-COLLAR»

The term «green-collar» is regularly used and occupies the 70.966 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «GREEN-COLLAR» OVER TIME

The graph expresses the annual evolution of the frequency of use of the word «green-collar» during the past 500 years. Its implementation is based on analysing how often the term «green-collar» appears in digitalised printed sources in English between the year 1500 and the present day.

Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about green-collar

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «GREEN-COLLAR»

Discover the use of green-collar in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to green-collar and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
The Green Collar Economy
Now revised and updated, Van Jones's provocative and cutting edge New York Times bestseller The Green Collar Economy delivers a viable plan for solving the two biggest issues facing the country today—the economy and the environment.
Van Jones, 2009
2
Green Collar Jobs: Environmental Careers for the 21st Century
This is a comprehensive yet practical guide for job seekers looking for green career opportunities.
Scott M. Deitche, 2010
3
The Green Collar Jobs Movement: Integrating Justice Into the ...
In cooperation with staff at the Ella Baker Center in Oakland, Pinderhughes developed the Green Collar Jobs Training and Placement Model upon which the Oakland Green Jobs Corps was based. As Green Collar Jobs Campaign Associate at ...
Amelia Schmale, 2008
4
Eco Literacy Workbook for the Future Green-Collar Worker: ...
This workbook is a living document; make it your material of choice.
Morisset Saint-preux, 2009
5
The False Promise of Green Energy
ficials, researchers, and teachers” were green-collar workers, regardless of how they felt about the environment.34 Basta found it difficult to assess the job market for green-collar scientists because “there is no definite count,” forcing him to use  ...
‎2011
6
Spanish Armies of the Napoleonic Wars
Blue single- breasted coat, green collar and cuffs, white piping and buttons; shakos. 'Asturias' Raised 1703. Blue coat, light blue collar and cuffs, red piping, yellow buttons, two vertical yellow laces on the collar. 'Fixo de Ceuta' Raised 1703.
Otto von Pivka, 1975
7
Green Careers 2008
Green-collar jobs for a green-collar are blue-collar opportunities in the green space; they include eliminating toxins from the jobs program; the Oakland Green Jobs Corp launched in 2008 with seed money from the Oakland environment, ...
Frank Marquardt, WetFeet (Firm), 2008
8
The German Army 1939-45 (3): Eastern Front 1941-43
The effects would colour postwar European history for the next 50 years. This book examines the history of the conflict, and the organisation, uniforms and insignia of the German Army on the Eastern Front from 1941-43.
Nigel Thomas, 2012
9
Green-Collar Worker
Please note that the content of this book primarily consists of articles available from Wikipedia or other free sources online. A green-collar worker is a worker who is employed in the environmental sectors of the economy.
Frederic P. Miller, Agnes F. Vandome, McBrewster John, 2010
10
The German Army in World War I (2): 1915-17
The officers' field-grey M1915/1916 undress tunic had green collar patches. There were three Rifles (Schutzen) units; the Rifle Guards and Reserve Rifle Guards independent battalions, and the Saxon 108th Regiment serving with the 23rd ...
Nigel Thomas, 2004

5 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «GREEN-COLLAR»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term green-collar is used in the context of the following news items.
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Saving Port Augusta: a blueprint from afar
In fact, over the past decade, Nevada has become one of America's solar leaders, using its abundant solar resource to spurn a green-collar ... «InDaily, Jul 15»
2
Australia's 'Climate Roundtable' Could Unite Old Foes
Unions concerned about their members' future employment might see this as a way to manage the transition by creating new “green-collar” ... «Pro Bono Australia, Jun 15»
3
Sea Change: Challenge of climate change presents opportunity for …
Kathleen Meil of Evergreen Home Performance said the energy efficiency contracting firm has grown to include 22 highly trained “green-collar” ... «Press Herald, Jun 15»
4
Resource Association calls for 'green-collar Conservatism'
The Resource Association (RA), a trade association for the reprocessing and recycling industries and their supply chain, today (19 May) issued ... «Resource Magazine, May 15»
5
New deputy from Donetsk thrilled to be in parliament, hopes to …
He says he will work to reduce consumption and create so-called “green-collar” jobs in the renewable and energy efficiency fields. Ukraine has ... «Kyiv Post, Dec 14»

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« EDUCALINGO. Green-Collar [online]. Available <https://educalingo.com/en/dic-en/green-collar>. Apr 2024 ».
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