task force

noun

: a temporary grouping under one leader for the purpose of accomplishing a definite objective

Examples of task force in a Sentence

They appointed a task force to review the situation.
Recent Examples on the Web The agency projects a slightly lower revenue loss of nearly $19 million for 2024, thanks to the new task force dedicated to cracking down on untraceable vehicles. Tribune News Service, The Mercury News, 14 Sep. 2024 Much of the work of implementing the task force's 13 recommendations will fall to Carmel's Department of Community Services. Jordan Smith, The Indianapolis Star, 12 Sep. 2024 The White House late on Thursday announced a new task force after the meeting to coordinate policy across government. Hayden Field, CNBC, 12 Sep. 2024 This move would seem to take the aforementioned task forces, and even Trump’s own 2018 project—Delivering Government Solutions in the 21st Century: Reform Plan and Reorganization Recommendations—to a new level. Clyde Wayne Crews Jr., Forbes, 6 Sep. 2024 See all Example Sentences for task force 

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Word History

First Known Use

1941, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of task force was in 1941

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“Task force.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/task%20force. Accessed 1 Oct. 2024.

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