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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Haitian authorities have not said anything about the incident, and efforts to reach police officials and others involved with the task force that works out of the prime minister’s office were unsuccessful.
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Jacqueline Charles, Miami Herald, 23 Sep. 2025
Back then—those heady, almost nostalgic days leading up to the NCAA adopting its interim name, image and likeness policy—the Uniform Law Commission (ULC) had assembled a task force to draft model NIL legislation for states to plug and play.
—Daniel Libit, Sportico.com, 22 Sep. 2025
The seven-episode crime series follows Tom (Mark Ruffalo), an FBI agent who is put in charge of the task force investigating a string of violent home invasions, led by garbage collector Robbie (Tom Pelphrey).
—Jordana Comiter, PEOPLE, 21 Sep. 2025
Her mother, Sheena Scarbrough, is seeking damages from Anderson for emotional distress and has pushed for legislation to create a task force for missing and murdered Black women and girls.
—Drake Bentley, jsonline.com, 21 Sep. 2025
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Jacqueline Charles, Miami Herald, 23 Sep. 2025
Back then—those heady, almost nostalgic days leading up to the NCAA adopting its interim name, image and likeness policy—the Uniform Law Commission (ULC) had assembled a task force to draft model NIL legislation for states to plug and play.
—Daniel Libit, Sportico.com, 22 Sep. 2025
The seven-episode crime series follows Tom (Mark Ruffalo), an FBI agent who is put in charge of the task force investigating a string of violent home invasions, led by garbage collector Robbie (Tom Pelphrey).
—Jordana Comiter, PEOPLE, 21 Sep. 2025
Her mother, Sheena Scarbrough, is seeking damages from Anderson for emotional distress and has pushed for legislation to create a task force for missing and murdered Black women and girls.
—Drake Bentley, jsonline.com, 21 Sep. 2025
See All Example Sentences for task force
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“Task force.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/task%20force. Accessed 28 Sep. 2025.
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