"action group" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: action groups [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} action group (plural action groups)
  1. A group of people who come together temporarily to accomplish some task or take part in some organised collective action.
    Sense id: en-action_group-en-noun-KRXx-inA
  2. (US military) A component of a naval task force. Tags: US Categories (topical): Military
    Sense id: en-action_group-en-noun-lAr-aEhT Categories (other): American English, English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 39 61 Topics: government, military, politics, war

Inflected forms

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