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A crew comprises a body or a class of people who work at a common activity, generally in a structured or hierarchical
Hierarchy

A 'hierarchy' is an arrangement of items The word derives from the Greek language , from ?e?????? , "president of sacred rites, high-priest" and that from , "sacred" + , "to lead, to rule"....
 organization. A location in which a crew works is called a crewyard or a workyard. The word has particular nautical resonances: the tasks involved in operating a ship
Ship

A ship is a large watercraft that floats on water. Ships are generally distinguished from boats based on size. Ships may be found on lakes, seas, and rivers and they allow for a variety of activities, such as the ferry or cargo ships, fishing, cruise ship, Coast guard, and warship....
, particularly a sailing ship
Sailing ship

Sailing ship is now used to refer to any large wind-powered vessel. In technical terms, a ship was a sailing vessel with a full rigged ship of at least three masts, square rigged on all of them, making the sailing adjective redundant....
, providing numerous specialities within a ship's crew, often organised with a chain of command
Chain of command

In a military context, the chain of command is the line of authority and responsibility along which orders are passed within a military unit and between different units....
. Traditional nautical usage strongly distinguishes officers from crew, though the two groups combined form the ship's company.






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A crew comprises a body or a class of people who work at a common activity, generally in a structured or hierarchical
Hierarchy

A 'hierarchy' is an arrangement of items The word derives from the Greek language , from ?e?????? , "president of sacred rites, high-priest" and that from , "sacred" + , "to lead, to rule"....
 organization. A location in which a crew works is called a crewyard or a workyard. The word has particular nautical resonances: the tasks involved in operating a ship
Ship

A ship is a large watercraft that floats on water. Ships are generally distinguished from boats based on size. Ships may be found on lakes, seas, and rivers and they allow for a variety of activities, such as the ferry or cargo ships, fishing, cruise ship, Coast guard, and warship....
, particularly a sailing ship
Sailing ship

Sailing ship is now used to refer to any large wind-powered vessel. In technical terms, a ship was a sailing vessel with a full rigged ship of at least three masts, square rigged on all of them, making the sailing adjective redundant....
, providing numerous specialities within a ship's crew, often organised with a chain of command
Chain of command

In a military context, the chain of command is the line of authority and responsibility along which orders are passed within a military unit and between different units....
. Traditional nautical usage strongly distinguishes officers from crew, though the two groups combined form the ship's company. Members of a crew are often referred to by the title "Crew member".

"Crew" is also used colloquially to refer to a small, tight-knit group of friends or associates engaged in criminal activity. Also used in reference to the traditional "unit" of criminals under the supervision of a caporegime
Caporegime

A caporegime or capodecina, usually shortened to just a capo is a term used in the Mafia for a high ranking made man of a crime family who heads a "crew" of Mafia#Traditional_terminology and has major social status and influence in the organization....
 in the American Mafia. However, the term is not specific to (Mafia-affiliated) organized crime
Organized crime

Organized crime or criminal organizations comprise groups or operations run by crimes, most commonly for the purpose of generating a money profit....
.

Crew can also refer simply to a group of friends, unrelated to crime or violence. Many of these "crews" exist through MySpace
MySpace

MySpace is a social network service website with an interactive, user-submitted network of friends, personal profiles, blogs, groups, photos, music, and videos for teenagers and adults internationally....
, and the crew's initials were often placed in square brackets in a person's MySpace name. This was a common trend around 2007-early 2008.

Sport

"Crew" also refers to the sport of rowing, where teams row competitively in racing shells.

Crew Management

Crew is also one of the UK and Ireland's leading client and event management companies. see [ www.crew.ie ] for more information

There is a dance crew in the music says it has 5 speeds then each passing speed gets faster and practically that is all you have to do.

See also

  • For a specific sport
    Sport

    Sport is an activity that is governed by a set of regulation of sport or traditions and often engaged in competitively. Sports commonly refer to activities where the physical capabilities of the competitor are the sole or primary determinant of the outcome , but the term is also used to include activities such as mind sports and motor...
    ing usage, see Rowing (sport).
  • For filmmaking
    Filmmaking

    Filmmaking is the process of making a film, from an initial story idea or commission through scriptwriting, shooting, editing and finally distribution to an audience....
     usage, see Film crew
    Film crew

    A film crew is a group of people hired by a production company for the purpose of Filmmaking. Crew are distinguished from cast, the actors who appear in front of the camera or provide voices for characters in the film....
    .
  • For live music
    Live Music

    Live Music is a reggaeton company owned by DJ Blass...
     usage, see Road crew
    Road crew

    The road crew are the technicians who travel with a musical ensemble on concert#Concert tour, usually in sleeper buses, and handle every part of the concert productions except actually performance the music with the musicians....
    .
  • For stagecraft
    Stagecraft

    File:Robert Edmond Jones.jpgStagecraft is a generic term referring to the technical aspects of theatrical, film, and video production. It includes, but is not limited to, constructing and rigging scenery, hanging and focusing of lighting, design and procurement of costumes, makeup, procurement of theatrical properties and recording and mixin...
     usage, see Stage crew
    Stagehand

    A stagehand is a person who works backstage or behind the scenes in theatres, film, television, or location performance. Their duties include setting up the scenery, lights, sound, props, rigging, and special effects for a production....
    .
  • For the comic strip, see Motley's Crew
    Motley's Crew

    Motley's Crew was an United States comic strip by Ben Templeton and Tom Forman with satirical social commentary. With readership spread among 250 newspapers in America alone, the comic strip acquired a highly devoted but relatively small group of fans during its 23 years of operation....
    .
  • For the sports team, see Columbus Crew
    Columbus Crew

    The Columbus Crew is a professional football team based in Columbus, Ohio, Ohio that participates in Major League Soccer. The club was owned by Lamar Hunt, who also owned the Kansas City Chiefs and FC Dallas until his 2006 death....
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