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  • noun a temporary group of military units brought together, under a single commander, to accomplish a specific objective
  • noun by extension a similar group of individuals assigned a task

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Examples

  • In an Oct. 19 comment letter, Lincoln Chief Executive Dennis Glass called a task-force draft statement advocating steeper reserves "inflammatory in its accusation that certain unnamed life-insurance companies are under-reserved."

    Insurers' Reserves Examined Leslie Scism 2011

  • You have participated in some of the vice president's task-force meetings about the middle class.

    Biden: Having teacher who's interested leads to student's success in community college 2009

  • The task-force report suggests that the NRC order plant owners to have equipment capable of spraying water into spent fuel pools, including an "easily accessible connection to supply the water," such as a portable pump or water truck.

    Crisis Plans Urged for Nuclear Plants Stephen Power 2011

  • The task-force recommendations focused on better equipment and stronger planning for emergencies, particularly severe natural disasters and extended power blackouts.

    Nuclear-Agency Chief Urges Swift Action on Proposals for Reactor Safety Ryan Tracy 2011

  • Nuclear Regulatory Commission Chairman Gregory Jaczko said Tuesday the agency was moving forward with rules to tighten the safety and preparedness of U.S. nuclear plants in the wake of Japan's nuclear disaster and hopes to have a decision "relatively soon" on several remaining task-force recommendations.

    Nuclear Agency Moving to Tighten Plant Safety Deborah Solomon 2011

  • Doug Westhoff, the task-force leader for the 80-person search and rescue operation, said that as the storm approached people shopping in the store had moved to the rear of the building where the structure was sturdiest.

    In Rescue Effort, 7 Bodies Recovered at a Home Depot Douglas Belkin 2011

  • The task-force report calls teacher effectiveness the "most important in-school factor for improving student achievement."

    Christie Wants to Grade the Teachers Lisa Fleisher 2011

  • Although task-force experts are government-appointed, "they do not set federal policy and they don't determine what services are covered by the federal government," Sebelius said in a statement.

    Mammogram coverage won't change, companies say 2009

  • To fill understaffed car patrol units, the department has scaled down gang and drug task-force units, as well other specialized crime units.

    Oakland Grapples With Depleted Force Bobby White 2011

  • French Prime Minister François Fillon on Monday called for the creation of an international emergency task-force to address nuclear incidents and an international training center on nuclear operations.

    France Urges Tougher Nuclear Rules Geraldine Amiel 2011

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