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

Career Education Colleges and Universities, an association of private trade schools, has created a task force to reach out to students about the importance of loan repayment, said Jason Altmire, the group’s president and CEO. — Heather Hollingsworth, Fortune, 20 July 2026

Ocean City’s new beach enforcement task force has issued just one citation in more than seven weeks, relying instead on warnings and voluntary compliance. — Baltimore Sun Staff, Baltimore Sun, 19 July 2026

The league put together a task force, which Reeve is on, in the offseason to help clean up some of that physicality. — Doug Feinberg, Chicago Tribune, 18 July 2026

One of his task forces aimed at reshaping the Fed’s operations is focused on how the central bank communicates. — Alex Harring, CNBC, 18 July 2026

Word History

First Known Use

1941, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for task force

• concourse
• divorce
• endorse
• enforce
• indorse
• midcourse
• outsource
• perforce
• racehorse
• remorse
• seahorse
• workforce