task force

noun

1. Navy, Military.,  a temporary grouping of units under one commander, formed for the purpose of carrying out a specific operation or mission.

2. a group or committee, usually of experts or specialists, formed for analyzing, investigating, or solving a specific problem.

task force

noun

1. a temporary grouping of military units formed to undertake a specific mission

2. any semipermanent organization set up to carry out a continuing task

Word History and Origins

Origin of task force¹

First recorded in 1940–45

Example Sentences

The difficulty of locating bodies in the rubble-strewn enclave has led Israel and mediating countries to form an international task force, including Egypt and Turkey, to recover the remains.

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But first, a task force must define the job.

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The two sides agreed to set up an international task force to search for the remaining bodies.

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An Israeli official has suggested that an international task force will start work to locate the remains of anyone who was not returned.

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The state’s current approach, laid out by a panel of independent scientists working with California’s wildfire task force, is three-pronged.

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Related Words

• crew