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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

“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Word History and Origins

Origin of task force1

First recorded in 1940–45
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Example Sentences

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Acknowledging the challenge, Israel and mediating countries formed an international task force including Egypt and Turkey to help recover the remains.

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.

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.

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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