task force

American  

noun

task forces plural

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.

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task force British  

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

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Other Word Forms

Noun Inflected Forms

• task forces
  plural

Etymology

Origin of task force

First recorded in 1940–45

Example Sentences

See Examples For:

task force

"We've created a specialised task force to monitor social media closely, especially short video platforms. They will investigate and handle these cases quickly, cracking down in a very strict manner".

From BBC ● Jul. 27, 2026

Multiple audits have flagged a lack of oversight, while a task force of federal prosecutors have brought at least three fraud cases over the use of funds intended to help the homeless.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 22, 2026

Tournament organizers are "monitoring closely," White House World Cup task force executive director Andrew Giuliani told a briefing.

From Barron's ● Jul. 17, 2026

On Monday, Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth announced that the Pentagon and the DOJ are standing up a joint task force to hunt down and prosecute government leakers.

From Salon ● Jul. 15, 2026

A task force of over two dozen Philadelphia police officers, Baltimore City and County police officers, and ATF and FBI officials flooded their uncle’s narrow three-story row house.

From "The Other Wes Moore: One Name, Two Fates" by Wes Moore

Related Words

• crew