army
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1.0
- noun
- /ˈɑrmi/
- But in the bigger picture, the German army simply ran out of men.
- regular army
- standing army
- an army officer
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- He's just been discharged at the Army with severe CPTSD.
- And he mentions to Crow, who's an Army veteran, served three tours.
- The the army down there that went rogue.
- This is land that the army doesn't need any more.
- So there's genocide, mass rape, forcing children into the army, drugs.
- And we walked by people that were dressed as army men with machine guns.
Examples
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On November 25, Alexander Somervell's army began its march from San Antonio to Laredo.
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The army is preparing for a major exercise to test their readiness for deployment.
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It's accepted practice in the French army to pick examples by lot.
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After that, my brothers joined the army.
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But the city is fully controlled by the army, internal security forces, and military intelligence.
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How on earth do you keep an army in the field supplied.
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Tao was on campaign and his army was running low on provisions.
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Under these conditions, the British army reacted more flexibly to changes in civilian leaders' goals.
Academic text (1999) -
Nearby, the Tibetan army practiced its maneuvers.
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During the conflict, the army played a crucial role in maintaining order and security.
Synonyms
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2.0
Soldiers who work together as a group in an army
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3.2
A group of soldiers organized to protect or fight for a country
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4.1
Soldiers and army groups that fight and work on land, not in the air or at sea
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3.0
Full-time official soldiers who serve a country on land in peace and war
7
3.7
A group of paid soldiers that a country keeps ready to fight at any time
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8.5
A group of soldiers who serve together in the army
Compounds
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2.5
The main land force of the United States that trains and sends soldiers to fight
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3.4
A small folding tool with blades and screwdrivers that people use to mean a person with many skills
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3.7
A group of part-time soldiers who help in local emergencies and serve abroad
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6.7
A group of people who use violence to try to end British rule in Northern Ireland and unite Ireland
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6.5
An army from the southern United States that fought in the American Civil War
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3.8
A part of the United States Army that gathers and studies information for military leaders
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5.5
An army formed by the American colonies in 1775 to win independence from Britain
- Informal
4
6.3
A child whose parent is in the army who grows up on military bases and moves often
- Specialized
3
3.5
A heavy armored vehicle with a large gun that moves on tracks and fights in war
- Specialized
2
4.4
A large military group of soldiers made of two or more divisions with support units
- Formal
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6.0
A former branch of the United States Army for women soldiers during World War II
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9.0
A guerrilla group in Bolivia started in the 1960s by Che Guevara
- Offensive
1
9.9
A left-wing group in Germany known for violent attacks to reach political aims
A group in the United States Army trained to do secret and dangerous missions
- Offensive
1
9.9
An armed Islamic group in Kashmir that attacks people to try to bring back Islamic rule
1
8.8
An armed Irish group that used violence to end British rule in Northern Ireland
1
5.4
A volunteer group of part-time soldiers in Britain who help the regular army
- NSFW
1
8.4
A communist armed group formed in 1969 to fight the Philippine government
A group of soldiers in the US Army trained for difficult, dangerous missions
- Specialized
1
7.4
A caterpillar that moves in large groups and eats crops like grass and grain
- NSFW
1
9.8
A militant group from Japan that carried out terrorist attacks in other countries
- Offensive
1
9.9
An armed group that uses violence in Kashmir to try to create Islamic rule
- Specialized
1
9.9
A caterpillar that moves in large groups and eats crops like wheat and alfalfa
1
7.7
A group that uses violence to remove British soldiers from Northern Ireland and unite Ireland
1
9.9
An armed group that split from the Provisional IRA in 1997 and uses violence against the Northern Ireland peace process
- Offensive
1
9.9
A Yemen-based group that uses violence to attack people and support al-Qaeda
An agency that investigates crimes by members of the United States Army worldwide
- Offensive
1
9.9
A group of armed fighters who use violence to try to take control of Rwanda
- Offensive
1
9.9
An armed Islamic group in Kashmir that kidnaps people to get jailed members released
- Formal
1
7.5
A military officer who works at an embassy and represents their country's army
Highly trained soldiers who do secret, dangerous missions for the United States Army
A secret Irish republican armed group that formed in 1994 and is called a terrorist group by some governments
A group that uses violence to oppose the Northern Ireland peace process
An armed group that attacked to force Turkey to admit the Armenian Genocide, pay money, and give land to Armenia
A guerrilla group in Colombia that kidnaps people and uses armed attacks
- Literature
A large group of people who work together online to support a cause or project
- Offensive
A small armed Irish group that uses bombs and guns to oppose peace talks
An armed group in the Philippines formed in the 1980s that split from the main communist party and used violence
An armed group in Bolivia that attacks government targets like roads and pipelines
The main Army lab that tests evidence for criminal cases
A laboratory in the United States Army that tests evidence to help criminal investigations
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Etymology
Army comes from the Latin word arma, which means 'weapons', and it originally named an 'armed' force of soldiers. So an army is a group of people who are 'armed' and trained to fight.