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10 Language-to-English DictionariesTask-Force
/ˈtæsk.fɔːrs/Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
2 senses- 1
A group of people organized to work together on a specific task or project.
"The city established a task force to address the rising homelessness issue." - 2
A temporary group formed to carry out a specific mission or project.
"The task force was disbanded after successfully completing its objectives."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
The term 'task force' originated in the military context during World War II, combining 'task' from Middle English 'taske' (meaning a piece of work) and 'force' from Latin 'fortis' (meaning strong). Over time, it evolved to refer to any group assembled to address a specific problem or mission.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Task-Force" is said worldwide
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groupe de travail
Transliteration: groop duh trav-eh
"La ville a créé un groupe de travail pour résoudre le problème croissant des sans-abri."
Arbeitsgruppe
Transliteration: Ar-baits-groo-peh
"Die Stadt hat eine Arbeitsgruppe eingerichtet, um das wachsende Obdachlosenproblem anzugehen."
gruppo di lavoro
Transliteration: groop-po dee la-vo-ro
"La città ha istituito un gruppo di lavoro per affrontare il crescente problema dei senzatetto."
grupo de trabajo
Transliteration: groo-po de tra-ba-ho
"La ciudad estableció un grupo de trabajo para abordar el creciente problema de la falta de vivienda."
grupo de trabalho
Transliteration: groo-po de tra-ba-lho
"A cidade criou um grupo de trabalho para lidar com o crescente problema de falta de moradia."
कार्य दल
Transliteration: kaarya dal
"शहर ने बढ़ती बेघरता की समस्या को हल करने के लिए कार्य दल का गठन किया।"
工作组
Transliteration: gōngzuò zǔ
"市政府成立了工作组来解决日益严重的无家可归问题。"
작업 그룹
Transliteration: jageob geulup
"도시는 증가하는 노숙자 문제를 해결하기 위해 작업 그룹을 구성했습니다."
作業部隊
Transliteration: sagyō butai
"市は増加するホームレス問題に対処するために作業部隊を設立しました。"
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