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TASK FORCE
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I. (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)
