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 To help guide the conversation lawmakers created a new AI task force (Obernolte is co-chairman), as well as an AI Caucus made up of lawmakers with a particular expertise or interest in the topic. David Klepper, Fortune, 11 Apr. 2024 Governor's task force studied student debt Evers in 2020 created a task force to study student loan debt in Wisconsin. Journal Sentinel, 8 Apr. 2024 The task force was formed more than a year ago to advise Jugis on whether a new cathedral was needed. Chase Jordan, Charlotte Observer, 5 Apr. 2024 Last year, lawmakers embraced most of the recommendations from a state task force. Tribune News Service, The Mercury News, 4 Apr. 2024 With the creation of such task forces, mitigating bias and establishing transparency for social platform algorithms become just one battle in the war for regulation. Jonathan Freger, Forbes, 29 Mar. 2024 The task force is made up of supply chain experts in the administration who can assess any bottlenecks in the supply chain and use federal resources to mitigate it. Detroit Free Press, 29 Mar. 2024 This will also help task force members see for themselves the great teaching, learning and support for families happening every single school day in JCPS schools. Krista Johnson, The Courier-Journal, 29 Mar. 2024 The task force also proposed denying federal loans and grants to students at universities that allow undocumented migrants to pay in-state tuition, a rule that would affect UC and the Cal State systems. Doyle McManus, The Mercury News, 27 Mar. 2024

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Word History

First Known Use

1941, in the meaning defined above

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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 19 Apr. 2024.

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