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A group of people working towards a particular task, project, or activity, especially assigned in a particular capacity.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Topics: business, government, military, politics, war
Examples
- The CEO's task force developed a thoroughgoing marketing strategy for the new product line.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
a temporary military unit formed to accomplish a particular objective
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: military unit, military force, military group, force
a semipermanent unit created to carry out a continuing task
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: unit, social unit
No etymology was provided for this word.
Across languages
Translations
44 source translations are retained for this English entry.
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Chinese Mandarin:
特遣部隊 /特遣部队
(tèqiǎn bùduì)
— group working towards a particular task
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Chinese Mandarin:
特遣部队
(tèqiǎn bùduì)
— group working towards a particular task
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Chinese Mandarin:
特別工作組 /特别工作组
(tèbié gōngzuòzǔ)
— group working towards a particular task
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Chinese Mandarin:
研究小組 /研究小组
(yánjiū xiǎozǔ)
— group working towards a particular task
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Chinese Mandarin:
專案組 /专案组
(zhuān'ànzǔ)
— group working towards a particular task
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Dutch:
werkgroep
— group working towards a particular task
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Dutch:
taakgroep
— group working towards a particular task
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Dutch:
taskforce
— group working towards a particular task
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Faroese:
arbeiðsbólkur
— group working towards a particular task
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Finnish:
työryhmä
— group working towards a particular task
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Finnish:
toimikunta
— group working towards a particular task
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Finnish:
erikoisyksikkö
— group working towards a particular task
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French:
force opérationnelle
— group working towards a particular task
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French:
groupe de travail
— group working towards a particular task
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German:
Arbeitsgruppe
— group working towards a particular task
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German:
Einsatztruppe
— group working towards a particular task
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German:
Eingreiftruppe
— group working towards a particular task
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German:
Taskforce
— group working towards a particular task
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German:
Einsatzabteilung
— group working towards a particular task
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German:
Einsatzmannschaft
— group working towards a particular task
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German:
Einsatzkommando
— group working towards a particular task
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German:
Sondereinheit
— group working towards a particular task
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German:
Spezialeinheit
— group working towards a particular task
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German:
Einsatzverband
— group working towards a particular task
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Indonesian:
satuan tugas
— group working towards a particular task
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Indonesian:
gugus tugas
— group working towards a particular task
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Japanese:
タスクフォース
(tasukufōsu)
— group working towards a particular task
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Korean:
태스크포스
(taeseukeuposeu)
— group working towards a particular task
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Macedonian:
работно тело
(rabotno telo)
— group working towards a particular task
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Macedonian:
работна група
(rabotna grupa)
— group working towards a particular task
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Macedonian:
оперативна група
(operativna grupa)
— group working towards a particular task
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Malay:
pasukan petugas
— group working towards a particular task
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Polish:
jednostka
— group working towards a particular task
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Portuguese:
força-tarefa
— group working towards a particular task
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Portuguese:
mutirão
— group working towards a particular task
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Russian:
специа́льная коми́ссия
(speciálʹnaja komíssija)
— group working towards a particular task
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Russian:
специа́льная гру́ппа
(speciálʹnaja grúppa)
— group working towards a particular task
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Russian:
операти́вная гру́ппа
(operatívnaja grúppa)
— group working towards a particular task
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Russian:
экспедицио́нный ко́рпус
(ekspediciónnyj kórpus)
— group working towards a particular task
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Swedish:
arbetsgrupp
— group working towards a particular task
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Swedish:
insatsstyrka
— group working towards a particular task
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Vietnamese:
tiểu ban chuyên trách
— group working towards a particular task
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Vietnamese:
lực lượng đặc nhiệm
— group working towards a particular task
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Welsh:
tasglu
— group working towards a particular task
