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

Newsom and state lawmakers passed a law to create a “first in the nation” task force to study and propose effective ways to help atone for the legacy of slavery.

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In May, a task force led by Cal Poly Humboldt recommended that the state fund a research and educational center that would start work on the model and develop a multi-year plan to implement it.

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But in the crash that injured the Paper brothers, the officer behind the wheel was a department veteran with plenty of training: He was a member of the LAPD’s street racing task force.

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A joint multinational task force is being established to locate the bodies of Israeli hostages in the Gaza Strip whose locations are unknown, the people said.

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Zar, who has spent more than a decade serving on and founding volunteer organizations and task forces in Pacific Palisades, said she was well accustomed to byzantine government processes.

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Related Words

• crew