TASK FORCE

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does task force mean? 

• TASK FORCE (noun)
  The noun TASK FORCE has 2 senses:

1. a temporary military unit formed to accomplish a particular objective

2. a semipermanent unit created to carry out a continuing task

  Familiarity information: TASK FORCE used as a noun is rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• TASK FORCE (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

A temporary military unit formed to accomplish a particular objective

Classified under:

Nouns denoting groupings of people or objects

Hypernyms ("task force" is a kind of...):

force; military force; military group; military unit (a unit that is part of some military service)

Domain category:

armed forces; armed services; military; military machine; war machine (the military forces of a nation)

Sense 2

Meaning:

A semipermanent unit created to carry out a continuing task

Classified under:

Nouns denoting groupings of people or objects

Hypernyms ("task force" is a kind of...):

social unit; unit (an organization regarded as part of a larger social group)