task force
Americannoun
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task forces
plural
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Navy, Military. a temporary grouping of units under one commander, formed for the purpose of carrying out a specific operation or mission.
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a group or committee, usually of experts or specialists, formed for analyzing, investigating, or solving a specific problem.
noun
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a temporary grouping of military units formed to undertake a specific mission
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any semipermanent organization set up to carry out a continuing task
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Etymology
Origin of task force
First recorded in 1940–45
Example Sentences
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The Falklands War began in April 1982 when Argentine forces invaded the islands ruled by Britain since the 19th century, prompting then-British prime minister Margaret Thatcher to send a naval task force to reclaim them.
From Barron's ● Sep. 4, 2026
A British military task force ejected Argentine forces, which had landed on the Falklands to stake a territorial claim.
From BBC ● Sep. 1, 2026
He’s named former Fed governor Jeremy Stein — someone who was cited in a Bessent speech on liquidity reforms — to lead a task force on the Fed balance sheet.
From MarketWatch ● Aug. 28, 2026
Next year, the city will have to close a roughly $700 million deficit, a mayoral task force estimates.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 24, 2026
Among the members of the inspection task force, Lawrence and Mills were willing to entertain the idea of a test ban in principle but were pessimistic that it could be adequately monitored.
From "Big Science" by Michael Hiltzik
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