task force
noun
task force is a noun meaning “A group of people working towards a particular task, project, or activity, especially assigned in a particular capacity” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). It is spelled T-A-S-K-F-O-R-C-E. The plural of task force is task-forces or task forces.
What does task force mean?
noun
- 1
A group of people working towards a particular task, project, or activity, especially assigned in a particular capacity.
The CEO's task force developed a thoroughgoing marketing strategy for the new product line.
noun
- 1
Alternative form of task force.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
How do you pronounce task force?
- US
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: LL-Q1860_(eng)-Flame,_not_lame-task_force.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Forms of task force
- task-forces plural
- task forces plural
- taskforce
- task-force
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Words people confuse with task force
Word pairs people search, with the monthly searches for “a vs b” (G: Google, B: Bing, United States).
Also written: taskforce (one word or two).
Sources: Google and Bing searches (September 2025 to August 2026, through DataForSEO); English Wiktionary (homophones, alternative spellings).
Task force in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense group working towards a particular task:
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| French | force opérationnelle, groupe de travail |
| German | Arbeitsgruppe, Einsatztruppe, Eingreiftruppe, Taskforce, Einsatzabteilung, Einsatzmannschaft |
| Portuguese | força-tarefa, mutirão |
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Translations are Wiktionary's, by sense; a linked word has its own PlainSpell page.