task force
noun
: a temporary grouping under one leader for the purpose of accomplishing a definite objective
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They appointed a task force to review the situation.
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Candidates for city council will discuss clean energy, public health, climate change and the city’s electricity contract, which relies heavily on coal power, a task force news release said.
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Michelle Mullins, Chicago Tribune, 10 Jan. 2025
The joint task force operation found the organization was distributing various drugs, including opioids, high-grade marijuana, THC products and MDMA.
—Kerry Breen, CBS News, 7 Jan. 2025
The new approach is shaping out to be using the money that is allocated more efficiently, including through the use of AI, according to House AI task force leaders.
—Maria Curi, Axios, 6 Jan. 2025
Trump has tasked Musk and biotech entrepreneur Vivek Ramaswamy with leading the Department of Government Efficiency, a nongovernmental task force formed to find ways to fire federal workers, cut programs and slash federal regulations.
—Adriana Gomez Licon and Michelle L. Price, Los Angeles Times, 31 Dec. 2024
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Michelle Mullins, Chicago Tribune, 10 Jan. 2025
The joint task force operation found the organization was distributing various drugs, including opioids, high-grade marijuana, THC products and MDMA.
—Kerry Breen, CBS News, 7 Jan. 2025
The new approach is shaping out to be using the money that is allocated more efficiently, including through the use of AI, according to House AI task force leaders.
—Maria Curi, Axios, 6 Jan. 2025
Trump has tasked Musk and biotech entrepreneur Vivek Ramaswamy with leading the Department of Government Efficiency, a nongovernmental task force formed to find ways to fire federal workers, cut programs and slash federal regulations.
—Adriana Gomez Licon and Michelle L. Price, Los Angeles Times, 31 Dec. 2024
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“Task force.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/task%20force. Accessed 20 Jan. 2025.
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