task force
noun
: a temporary grouping under one leader for the purpose of accomplishing a definite objective
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They appointed a task force to review the situation.
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Elon Musk — the world’s richest man alive — has been handed his own task force designed to reign in government spending.
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William Gavin, Quartz, 23 Jan. 2025
Last June, Harvard task forces on antisemitism and anti-Muslim bias each found a Cambridge, Massachusetts campus beset by discrimination and harassment, including toward people with pro-Palestinian as well as pro-Israel views.
—Jonathan Stempel, USA TODAY, 22 Jan. 2025
The task force intends to hold public hearings and solicit input from the industry.
—Jeff Cox, CNBC, 21 Jan. 2025
Hong Kong recently sent a task force to Thailand to follow-up on 12 cases of Hong Kongers trafficked into Southeast Asian countries and forced into labor.
—Chloe Berger, Fortune Asia, 20 Jan. 2025
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William Gavin, Quartz, 23 Jan. 2025
Last June, Harvard task forces on antisemitism and anti-Muslim bias each found a Cambridge, Massachusetts campus beset by discrimination and harassment, including toward people with pro-Palestinian as well as pro-Israel views.
—Jonathan Stempel, USA TODAY, 22 Jan. 2025
The task force intends to hold public hearings and solicit input from the industry.
—Jeff Cox, CNBC, 21 Jan. 2025
Hong Kong recently sent a task force to Thailand to follow-up on 12 cases of Hong Kongers trafficked into Southeast Asian countries and forced into labor.
—Chloe Berger, Fortune Asia, 20 Jan. 2025
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“Task force.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/task%20force. Accessed 30 Jan. 2025.
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