military
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2.5
- adjective
- /ˈmɪlɪˌtɛri/
- I was born in Japan, at a military base in Okinawa.
- military operations
- military forces
- military and civilian
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Watch on YouTubeAnd if there is waning military support, that's on you.
- And if there is waning military support, that's on you.
- Oh, and you wrote a military film script.
- You know, that's why I went to military school that I went to.
- For people who don't know, it's military type regime.
- What's the role of military power in the world?
- And we'd been aware of military acts for some time.
- We get to test military systems in combat in Ukraine.
- And that's the the military ethics really made concrete.
- But we have great fighters, great military people, but very weak leaders.
- They are not military code words by any means.
- They control all the all the military companies they control.
- These are no longer possible if there is no military governmental structure.
- Like, is my dad an old military, you know, guy?
Examples
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Germany and Italy have signed a military alliance.
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I want a military funeral.
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So they come in military green, white, black.
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So it's approved for military use and before mission.
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There are public health reasons for concern regarding military recruitment in public schools.
Academic text (2011) -
Don't you have a kid in military school?
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The Trustees worried about the threat military power might pose to civilian control right from the start.
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He's in charge of military tactics.
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The attack in Libya appears to be a very coordinated, military-style attack.
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During the training exercise, the soldiers wore military uniforms to ensure proper identification.
Synonyms
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6.5
Relating to war or showing soldier-like courage and discipline
Antonyms
Compounds
- Specialized
29
3.9
A team in the armed forces that gathers and studies information for military plans
- Literature
23
7.0
A powerful group of armed forces and weapons makers that influence government decisions
20
3.5
People in the military who make sure others follow rules, keep order, and guard prisoners
18
4.6
A military officer who helps another country's soldiers with training and planning, not fighting
17
4.1
A planned series of actions by soldiers to reach a goal in one area during a set time
17
5.5
How strong a country's armed forces are, shown by soldiers, weapons, and readiness
- Formal
15
6.0
A panel that tries people for crimes under armed forces law, for example war crimes
- Formal
13
4.9
A group of officers who try members of the armed forces for breaking their rules
11
2.9
Clothes that soldiers and other people in the armed forces wear to show who they are and for official duties
- Specialized
6
5.0
Rules that control the behavior, trials, and punishments of people in the armed forces
3
4.3
A collection of weapons and equipment that a country keeps for war or to protect itself
2
4.1
A member of the armed forces who enforces rules, keeps soldiers in order and guards prisoners
- Specialized
2
2.9
Information about another country's armed forces that helps plan military actions
2
4.0
A group of trained soldiers not on active duty who can be called in emergencies
A school at West Point that trains people to be officers in the United States Army
- Formal
2
7.3
The state of a country's armed forces, their strength and ability to fight
1
4.4
A person in the armed forces who builds, fixes, and destroys army bridges and defenses
1
4.0
A formal event where soldiers perform acts to honor people or mark an anniversary
1
3.5
A person who chooses to join the armed forces instead of being forced to serve
- Specialized
1
3.2
A group in the armed forces that collects and studies information about enemy plans and troops
1
3.5
A school that trains people to be officers in the United States Army, often called West Point
1
5.7
A religious leader who gives comfort and advice to soldiers in the armed forces
1
6.3
A trip by soldiers to fight and take control of a place in another country
1
6.1
People in the military check and stop news or messages to protect operations
- Specialized
1
5.5
Work that plans, builds, and keeps military roads and communications working
- Specialized
1
5.8
A person in the military who has official rank and command
1
4.9
A weight exercise where you lift a bar with weights from shoulder height straight overhead to work the shoulders
How Military
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Surface Forms
Morphology
military = milit + ary
Formed from a Latin combining element 'milit-' plus the adjectival suffix '-ary'; the base 'milit-' is not a standalone English word, so learners cannot transparently derive the meaning from familiar English components.
Etymology
Military comes from the old Latin word miles, which means 'soldier', and it shares this root with words like militia. So military as an adjective describes things that belong to soldiers, the armed forces, or war.