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.
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Upon arriving at the embassy, Manes ran up against a group of senior staff, mostly law enforcement and intelligence officials who were not members of the Vulcan task force.
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T. Christian Miller, ProPublica, 30 Sep. 2025
The Marcos administration has also replaced leadership at the presidential task force on media security and barred police from red-tagging journalists — though whether that ban will be enforced remains unclear.
—Ashish Valentine, NPR, 30 Sep. 2025
According to the task force, the amount of drugs seized over the past 12 months is enough to fill 42 dump trucks.
—Louis Casiano, FOXNews.com, 30 Sep. 2025
There's also the question of the mole inside the FBI, which the show seems to be leading us to believe is actually Kathleen McGinty (Martha Plimpton) rather than one of the three task force members working under Tom (Mark Ruffalo).
—Megan McCluskey, Time, 29 Sep. 2025
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T. Christian Miller, ProPublica, 30 Sep. 2025
The Marcos administration has also replaced leadership at the presidential task force on media security and barred police from red-tagging journalists — though whether that ban will be enforced remains unclear.
—Ashish Valentine, NPR, 30 Sep. 2025
According to the task force, the amount of drugs seized over the past 12 months is enough to fill 42 dump trucks.
—Louis Casiano, FOXNews.com, 30 Sep. 2025
There's also the question of the mole inside the FBI, which the show seems to be leading us to believe is actually Kathleen McGinty (Martha Plimpton) rather than one of the three task force members working under Tom (Mark Ruffalo).
—Megan McCluskey, Time, 29 Sep. 2025
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“Task force.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/task%20force. Accessed 8 Oct. 2025.
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