janitorial
adjective
jan·i·to·ri·al
ˌja-nə-ˈtȯr-ē-əl 
: of, relating to, or involved in the cleaning, repairing, and maintenance work done by a janitor
janitorial duties
the hospital's janitorial staff
The janitorial closet smelled pungently of bleach and cleaning solvents.—
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State of play: The City Council's new cost-of-living committee is scheduled to decide Thursday whether to pursue an ordinance that would raise the minimum wage to $25 per hour for hotel, event center and janitorial workers in the tourism sector.
—Andrew Keatts, Axios, 21 Feb. 2025
Last year, Levine Cava recommended that commissioners award the airport’s new $261 million janitorial contract to C&W, which also received the top score from an internal county selection panel.
—Douglas Hanks, Miami Herald, 12 Feb. 2025
Salas-Lozano was indicted in April 2023 in connection with the July 2, 2021 encounter at the hospital, where he and the victim, a woman, were contracted to perform janitorial services.
—Robert Salonga, The Mercury News, 3 Feb. 2025
More than 40 rodent droppings were on the clean dish storage shelf and up to 50 were on the floor below the janitorial sink and the prep sink.
—Hannah Poukish, Sacramento Bee, 10 Jan. 2025
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Andrew Keatts, Axios, 21 Feb. 2025
Last year, Levine Cava recommended that commissioners award the airport’s new $261 million janitorial contract to C&W, which also received the top score from an internal county selection panel.
—Douglas Hanks, Miami Herald, 12 Feb. 2025
Salas-Lozano was indicted in April 2023 in connection with the July 2, 2021 encounter at the hospital, where he and the victim, a woman, were contracted to perform janitorial services.
—Robert Salonga, The Mercury News, 3 Feb. 2025
More than 40 rodent droppings were on the clean dish storage shelf and up to 50 were on the floor below the janitorial sink and the prep sink.
—Hannah Poukish, Sacramento Bee, 10 Jan. 2025
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“Janitorial.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/janitorial. Accessed 5 Mar. 2025.
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