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strike force

noun

  1. a military force armed and trained for attack.
  2. a group or team, as of law-enforcement agents, who are assigned to one special problem:

    the FBI's strike force against organized crime.



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Word History and Origins

Origin of strike force1

First recorded in 1960–65
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Example Sentences

Last week, the Department of Justice launched a series of firearms trafficking strike forces in “five key market regions,” including New York, Chicago and Los Angeles, to tackle potential sources of gun crimes.

From Time

Then al Qaeda created its own strike force to target the informants.

A militarized strike force onstage, attired in all black with faces smeared in black as though prepped for a nighttime raid.

The latter has a devastating strike force and the added advantage of playing on the home continent.

Together, we have created an effective Federal strike force to combat waste and fraud in government.

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