Definitions of task force [æsk, tɑsk]

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Definition of 'task force'

Random House Webster's College Dictionary

1. (n.) task force
a group of military units brought together under one command for a specific operation.

2. task force
a group or committee, as of experts, formed to examine or solve a specific problem.

Etymology: (1940–45)

Definition of 'task force'

Princeton's WordNet

1. (noun) task force
a temporary military unit formed to accomplish a particular objective

2. (noun) task force
a semipermanent unit created to carry out a continuing task

Definition of 'task force'

Dictionary of Military and Associated Terms

1. task force
1. A temporary grouping of units, under one commander, formed for the purpose of carrying out a specific operation or mission. 2. A semi-permanent organization of units, under one commander, formed for the purpose of carrying out a continuing specific task. 3. A component of a fleet organized by the commander of a task fleet or higher authority for the accomplishment of a specific task or tasks. Also called TF. See also force.

Translation of 'task force'

Kernerman English Multilingual Dictionary

Sense: a force selected from the armed services for a special task.
Afrikaans: taakmag	Arabic: قُوَّة المُهِمّات الصَّعْ	Bulgarian: отряд със специална задач
Brazilian: brigada especial	Czech: speciální jednotka	German: der Kampfverband
Danish: specialstyrke	Greek: ειδικό στρατιωτικό απόσπα	Spanish: destacamento especial
Estonian: löögirühm	Farsi: گروه ویژه	Finnish: erikoisyksikkö
French: détachement spécial	Hebrew: כּוֹח-מְשִׂימָה	Hindi: कार्यबल
Croatian: radna skupina	Hungarian: különítmény	Indonesian: gugus tugas
Icelandic: sérþjálfuð hersveit	Italian: (squadra speciale)	Japanese: 機動部隊
Korean: 기동 부대	Lithuanian: specialios paskirties būr	Latvian: īpašu uzdevumu (militāra)
Malay: pasukan petugas	Dutch: speciale eenheid	Norwegian: kommandostyrke
Polish: oddział specjalny	Persian: گروه ویژه	Pashto: خاصه دله
Portuguese: brigada especial	Romanian: trupe speciale	Russian: оперативная группа
Slovak: špeciálna jednotka	Slovenian: specialna enota	Serbian: operativni odred
Swedish: specialstyrka	Thai: หน่วยปฏิบัติการเฉพาะกิจ	Turkish: özel görev birliği
Taiwanese: 特遣部隊	Ukrainian: цільова група	Urdu: ٹاسک فورس، چنيدہ مسلح فوج
Vietnamese: lực lượng đặc nhiệm	Chinese: 特遣部队
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