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taskforcea group of people brought together to work on a particular activity or problem

Part of speech: NOUN

Definition: a group of people brought together to work on a particular activity or problem

Pronunciation (IPA): /ˈtæsk fɔːrs/

Korean meaning: 특정 임무나 문제를 해결하기 위해 구성된 전담팀, 태스크포스

Korean pronunciation: 태스크-포스 (강세: 태스크)

Example Sentences

  • The CEO created a taskforce to figure out why the coffee machine keeps breaking down every Monday.
  • The anti-corruption taskforce investigated the politician's suspicious bank accounts.
  • Our school formed a taskforce to solve the mystery of who keeps stealing lunches from the cafeteria.

taskforce

NOUN

//ˈtæsk fɔːrs//

a group of people brought together to work on a particular activity or problem

taskforce concept
💡 Concept

Specialists assembled for emergency mission

taskforce rhyme
🎵 Rhyme

Taskforce unites workforce and airforce!

🎤Pronunciation

🇺🇸 US/ˈtæsk fɔːrs/
🇬🇧 UK/ˈtɑːsk fɔːs/

🌳Etymology

Roottask + force

Origin

task(임무)와 force(힘, 부대)의 합성어로, 원래 군사용어에서 특정 임무를 위해 구성된 부대를 의미했다가 민간 조직에서도 사용되기 시작했습니다.

🎵Rhyme

workforceairforce
workforce
airforce

🔗Collocations

form a taskforce
joint taskforce
special taskforce
emergency taskforce
taskforce report
taskforce meeting
taskforce leader

📝Examples

😄 Fun example

The CEO created a taskforce to figure out why the coffee machine keeps breaking down every Monday.

The anti-corruption taskforce investigated the politician's suspicious bank accounts.

😄 Fun example

Our school formed a taskforce to solve the mystery of who keeps stealing lunches from the cafeteria.

The international taskforce worked together to combat cybercrime.

📚Related Words

Synonyms

teamcommitteeworking grouptask groupspecial unit

Antonyms

individualsolo worker

Related

workforceproject teamcommissionpanelsquad

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