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Armed forces

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militarynoun(Canada, US) Relating to armed forces such as the army, marines, navy and air force (often as distinguished from civilians or police forces).
air forcenounA branch of the military mainly devoted to air warfare, as opposed to (land) army and (sea) navy.
ground forcesnoun(military) The military units operating on the ground, including tanks, soldiers, artillery, etc.
navynoun(countable) A country's entire maritime military force, including ships and personnel.
militianounAn army of trained civilians, which may be an official reserve army, called upon in time of need, the entire able-bodied population of a state which may also be called upon, or a private force not under government control.
security forcesnoun(politics, euphemistic) An army.
armynounA large, highly organized military force, concerned mainly with ground (rather than air or naval) operations.
forcesnoun(military, only plural) Troops.
armamentnounA body of forces equipped for war.
servicenounAn act of being of assistance to someone.
militocracynounThe government of the armed forces.
packaged forcesnoun(military) Forces of varying size and composition preselected for specific missions in order to facilitate planning and training
paramilitaryRelating to a paramilitary.
soldieringnounThe work of a soldier; military action.
legionnounA large number of people; a multitude.
armadanounAny large army or fleet of military vessels.
powernounThe ability to do or undergo something.
active dutynoun(military) A state in which person in the military performs military duties on a full-time basis, as opposed to reserve, where one only occasionally performs military duties.
defencenounThe action of defending, of protecting from attack, danger or injury.
flying armynoun(archaic, military) A body of cavalry and infantry, kept in motion, to cover its own garrisons and to keep the enemy in continual alarm.

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