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"taskforces" is a correct and usable word in written English
It is a noun used to refer to a group of people assembled for a specific purpose. For example, you could say "The local government has created a taskforce to investigate the safety of bike lanes in the city."
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taskforces
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Plural of taskforce
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David Cameron appears to have sidelined his home secretary, Theresa May, by appointing Oliver Letwin to run the Whitehall home affairs committee and taking personal control of taskforces relating to immigration and extremism.
Close allies of Cameron and the chancellor, George Osborne, have taken charge of the most important cabinet committees that take cross-government decisions, plus most of a new raft of "implementation taskforces" charged with forcing through government plans.
And we're going to be undertaking further targeted operations this summer… …bringing together key enforcement bodies to form a series of local and national taskforces… ….to focus on abuse in particular sectors and regions – including on agricultural work in East Anglia.
Downing Street said the taskforces would "make sure actions are followed through", in an echo of Tony Blair's decision to set up a delivery unit in No 10 partway through his tenure as PM.
IN THE past nine months no fewer than three congressional taskforces have tried, and failed, to bridge the differences between Republicans and Democrats on taming the budget deficit.
Pekka Haavisto, who chaired the UNEP taskforces in Afghanistan, Palestine and the Balkans, is particularly worried about the declining quality of fresh water in Gaza.
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"The deputy prime minister's taskforce has finished its work.
On Monday, the president's taskforce on policing issued recommendations for better data collection as part of a call for top-to-bottom criminal justice reform.
Guardian Australia reported last year that government efforts to ensure the reef's world heritage status is not downgraded are being coordinated by a special unit called the Great Barrier Reef taskforce.
He has already proposed the implementation of joint official health, police and education inspections and the creation of a child sexual abuse taskforce of professional troubleshooting experts in social work, law enforcement and health to provide support.
Young people committed "a significant portion" of sexual offences, resulting in trauma to both victims and perpetrators, and the taskforce discovered evidence of sexual favours and prostitution to obtain alcohol and drugs, including among underage boys and girls.
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