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Definition of Task force
1. Noun. A temporary military unit formed to accomplish a particular objective.
Category relationships: Armed Forces, Armed Services, Military, Military Machine, War Machine
2. Noun. A semipermanent unit created to carry out a continuing task.
Definition of Task force
1. Noun. (idiomatic) A group of people working towards a particular task, project, or activity, especially assigned in a particular capacity. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Lexicographical Neighbors of Task Force
Literary usage of Task force
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. The Sex Offenderby Barbara K. Schwartz, Henry R. Cellini by Barbara K. Schwartz, Henry R. Cellini (1995)
"The revised report from the national task force on juvenile sexual offending.
... National Offense-Specific Residential Standards task force. (1999). ..."
2. Report of the Congressional Committees Investigating the Iran/Contra Affair by Lee H. Hamilton, Daniel K. Inouye (1995)
"The task force Chief says it was a "cease and desist" order, especially in light
of the one he had sent in the end of May.85 It is interesting to note, ..."
3. Multijurisdictional Drug Law Enforcement Strategies: Reducing Supply And Demand (1993)
"Universal Participation All law enforcement agencies in San Diego County presently
participate in the Narcotics task force. Unlike the criminal justice ..."
4. Healthy People 2000: National Health Promotion & Disease Prevention by DIANE Publishing Company (2004)
"Over a period of 5 years, the task force studied the evidence for 169 preventive
... The 481-page report of the task force, the Guide to Clinical Preventive ..."
5. Substance Abuse and Mental Health Statistics Sourcebook edited by Beatrice A. Rouse (1996)
"Establishing a Regionalization task force stablishing a task force or other ...
To maximize its effectiveness, the task force should serve as an open forum ..."