"task force" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: task forces [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} task force (plural task forces)
  1. (business, government, military) A group of people working towards a particular task, project, or activity, especially assigned in a particular capacity. Wikipedia link: task force Categories (topical): Business, Collectives, Government, Military Synonyms: taskforce Related terms: working group Translations (group working towards a particular task): 特遣部隊 (note: in the military) (Chinese Mandarin), 特遣部队 (tèqiǎn bùduì) (Chinese Mandarin), 特別工作組 (english: any special team) (Chinese Mandarin), 特别工作组 (tèbié gōngzuòzǔ) (Chinese Mandarin), 研究小組 (english: research group) (Chinese Mandarin), 研究小组 (yánjiū xiǎozǔ) (Chinese Mandarin), 專案組 (english: special investigation group) (Chinese Mandarin), 专案组 (zhuān'ànzǔ) (Chinese Mandarin), arbeiðsbólkur (english: any special team) [masculine] (Faroese), työryhmä (Finnish), toimikunta (Finnish), erikoisyksikkö [military, war, government, politics] (Finnish), force opérationnelle [feminine] (French), groupe de travail [masculine] (French), Arbeitsgruppe (english: any special team) [feminine] (German), Einsatztruppe [feminine] (German), Eingreiftruppe [feminine] [military, war, government, politics] (German), Taskforce [feminine] (German), Einsatzabteilung [feminine] (German), Einsatzmannschaft [feminine] (German), Einsatzkommando [neuter] (German), Sondereinheit [feminine] (German), Spezialeinheit [feminine] (German), Einsatzverband [masculine] (German), satuan tugas (Indonesian), タスクフォース (tasukufōsu) (Japanese), работно тело (rabotno telo) [neuter] (Macedonian), работна група (rabotna grupa) [feminine] (Macedonian), оперативна група (operativna grupa) [feminine] (Macedonian), pasukan petugas (Malay), jednostka [feminine] (Polish), força-tarefa [feminine] (Portuguese), специа́льная коми́ссия (speciálʹnaja komíssija) [feminine] (Russian), специа́льная гру́ппа (speciálʹnaja grúppa) [feminine] (Russian), операти́вная гру́ппа (operatívnaja grúppa) [feminine] [military, war, government, politics] (Russian), экспедицио́нный ко́рпус (ekspediciónnyj kórpus) [masculine] [military, war, government, politics] (Russian), arbetsgrupp [common-gender] (Swedish), insatsstyrka [common-gender] (Swedish), tiểu ban chuyên trách (Vietnamese), lực lượng đặc nhiệm (Vietnamese), tasglu [masculine] (Welsh)

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      "lang": "Japanese",
      "roman": "tasukufōsu",
      "sense": "group working towards a particular task",
      "word": "タスクフォース"
    },
    {
      "code": "mk",
      "lang": "Macedonian",
      "roman": "rabotno telo",
      "sense": "group working towards a particular task",
      "tags": [
        "neuter"
      ],
      "word": "работно тело"
    },
    {
      "code": "mk",
      "lang": "Macedonian",
      "roman": "rabotna grupa",
      "sense": "group working towards a particular task",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "работна група"
    },
    {
      "code": "mk",
      "lang": "Macedonian",
      "roman": "operativna grupa",
      "sense": "group working towards a particular task",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "оперативна група"
    },
    {
      "code": "ms",
      "lang": "Malay",
      "sense": "group working towards a particular task",
      "word": "pasukan petugas"
    },
    {
      "code": "pl",
      "lang": "Polish",
      "sense": "group working towards a particular task",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "jednostka"
    },
    {
      "code": "pt",
      "lang": "Portuguese",
      "sense": "group working towards a particular task",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "força-tarefa"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "speciálʹnaja komíssija",
      "sense": "group working towards a particular task",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "специа́льная коми́ссия"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "speciálʹnaja grúppa",
      "sense": "group working towards a particular task",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "специа́льная гру́ппа"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "operatívnaja grúppa",
      "sense": "group working towards a particular task",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "topics": [
        "military",
        "war",
        "government",
        "politics"
      ],
      "word": "операти́вная гру́ппа"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "ekspediciónnyj kórpus",
      "sense": "group working towards a particular task",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "topics": [
        "military",
        "war",
        "government",
        "politics"
      ],
      "word": "экспедицио́нный ко́рпус"
    },
    {
      "code": "sv",
      "lang": "Swedish",
      "sense": "group working towards a particular task",
      "tags": [
        "common-gender"
      ],
      "word": "arbetsgrupp"
    },
    {
      "code": "sv",
      "lang": "Swedish",
      "sense": "group working towards a particular task",
      "tags": [
        "common-gender"
      ],
      "word": "insatsstyrka"
    },
    {
      "code": "vi",
      "lang": "Vietnamese",
      "sense": "group working towards a particular task",
      "word": "tiểu ban chuyên trách"
    },
    {
      "code": "vi",
      "lang": "Vietnamese",
      "sense": "group working towards a particular task",
      "word": "lực lượng đặc nhiệm"
    },
    {
      "code": "cy",
      "lang": "Welsh",
      "sense": "group working towards a particular task",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "tasglu"
    }
  ],
  "word": "task force"
}

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