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task force

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Princeton's WordNet

  1. task forcenoun

    a temporary military unit formed to accomplish a particular objective

  2. task forcenoun

    a semipermanent unit created to carry out a continuing task

Wiktionary

  1. task forcenoun

    A group of people working towards a particular task, project, or activity, especially assigned in a particular capacity.

Wikipedia

  1. Task force

    A task force (TF) is a unit or formation established to work on a single defined task or activity. Originally introduced by the United States Navy, the term has now caught on for general usage and is a standard part of NATO terminology. Many non-military organizations now create "task forces" or task groups for temporary activities that might have once been performed by ad hoc (designated purpose) committees.

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  1. task force

    A task force is a group of people brought together, usually from different departments or specializations, to work on a specific project or to solve a specific problem. The group usually disbands after the project or problem has been resolved.

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  1. Task force

    A task force is a unit or formation established to work on a single defined task or activity. Originally introduced by the Royal Navy, the term has now caught on for general usage and is a standard part of NATO terminology. Many non-military organizations now create "task forces" or task groups for temporary activities that might have once been performed by ad hoc committees.

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.

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Numerology

  1. Chaldean Numerology

    The numerical value of task force in Chaldean Numerology is: 8

  2. Pythagorean Numerology

    The numerical value of task force in Pythagorean Numerology is: 8

Examples of task force in a Sentence

  1. Hillary Clinton:

    Maybe we could have, like a task force to go to Area 51.

  2. Anthony Fauci:

    > Washington( CNN) Texas Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick on Tuesday evening took some direct shots at Dr. Anthony Fauci, director of the National Institute for Allergy and Infectious Diseases and a member of the President's coronavirus task force.Specifically, Texas Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick took issue with comments that Anthony Fauci had made earlier in the day during a Senate hearing, when Texas Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick suggested that some states had reopened too fast and skipped some guidelines in the process.Texas was among the first states to begin reopening in early May but Republican Gov. Greg Abbott has recently reversed course after a spike in coronavirus cases.In defending Texas's reopening strategy, Texas Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick claimed that.

  3. World Athletics:

    Many event organisers have also had to deal with Norovirus and other contagious diseases during the staging of events and this task force will help create guidelines to help reduce the risk of infection.

  4. Barack Obama:

    Since Ferguson and the task force that we put together, we have seen too many instances of what appears to be police officers interacting with individuals, primarily African American, often poor, in ways that raise troubling questions, and it comes up, it seems, like once a week now or once every couple of weeks.

  5. Bill Dwyer:

    If anybody owes an apology, it's Arthur Ream and that's why Arthur Ream's in prison for life for murder and rape, why would law enforcement — the Warren Police Department, the FBI, the Michigan State Police — apologize to Arthur Ream ? This was a task force. We all believe we have the probable cause. I said our suspect. I always used the word suspect. I never used his name.


Translations for task force

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  • EinsatzgruppeGerman
  • Fuerza de trabajoSpanish
  • toimikunta, työryhmäFinnish
  • TASK FORCEFrench
  • कार्य दलHindi
  • タスクフォースJapanese
  • экспедиционный корпус, специальная группа, оперативная группа, специальная комиссияRussian
  • arbetsgruppSwedish

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