Operation and Task

Operation

Operation noun - A specific task with which a person or group is charged.

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Task and operation are semantically related. in action topic. In some cases you can use "Task" instead a noun "Operation".

Task noun - A piece of work that needs to be done regularly.

Usage example: one of my tasks in the morning is to make lunches for everyone in the family

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Operation and task are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Operation" instead a noun "Task".

Nearby Words: tasked, taskwork, tasking

special	special operation	special task
particular	particular operation	particular task
similar	similar operation	similar task
complex	complex operation	complex task
Other adjectives: current, single, difficult, simple, small, actual, large, complicated, serious, huge, dangerous, main, important, new, major, final, minor, last.

It starts with a US task force performing three separate acts of unilateral action, but things sour when the Russian army invades the United States over a botched CIA operation that resulted in Russian civilians dead and an American soldier's finger on the trigger.

Source: Genre Deconstruction / Video Games
After botching an undercover operation, they are saddled with the task of babysitting socialites Brittany and Tiffany Wilson, who are the targets of a kidnapping scheme.

Source: Film / White Chicks
Mission of Honor has the SLN task force under Admiral Sandra Crandall getting a taste of Manticoran missile spam, as well as the Manticorans reacting to Operation Oyster Bay.

Source: Oh Crap / Literature

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