strike force

noun

1. a military force armed and trained for attack.

2. a group or team, as of law-enforcement agents, who are assigned to one special problem.

   the FBI's strike force against organized crime.

Word History and Origins

Origin of strike force¹

First recorded in 1960–65

Example Sentences

His group, which calls itself “The Strike Force Against Terror,” has cemented its control over Qizan Al-Najjar, a village south of Rafah, which Astal describes as a haven for those opposed to Hamas.

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Bondi quickly formed a “strike force” to investigate.

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Later that evening, Attorney General Pam Bondi said the Justice Department would be establishing a “strike force” to assess evidence of Obama’s alleged treason and what steps should be taken.

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The country’s force de frappe, its nuclear strike force, was crucial to its political self-image, and those weapons required, France claimed, the South Seas testing.

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Last Friday, the White House terminated Adam Schleifer, an assistant U.S. attorney on the corporate and securities fraud strike force who had been leading an investigation into a pro-Trump business executive.

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