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military

military

2.7
A group of soldiers who fight for and protect a country
  • noun
  • /ˈmɪlɪˌtɛri/
translation icon : fuerzas armadas
  • Civilian oversight is crucial to ensure accountability within the military institution.
  • the U.S. military
  • Pakistani military
  • Egyptian military

And then she joined the military to support me.

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Examples

  • Many young people choose to join the military to serve their country.

  • I'm thinking about joining the military.

  • And then she joined the military to support me.

    GQ
  • We spend more on our military than everybody else combined.

  • You look at the US military every year.

  • What was it like being in the military?

  • The project will help Russia close the gap between its military and those of the West.

    Academic text (2011)
  • Civilian control of our military in our country is essential.

  • I've seen it happen in the military.

  • The government's budget allocates significant funds to maintaining and supporting the military forces.

Synonyms

troops
vsmilitary
2.0

Soldiers who work together as a group in an army

is the wider institutional name including many branches beyond individual combatants
armed forces
vsmilitary
190 2.3

The military groups of a country, like the army, navy and air force

is the institutional term focusing on organized national defense
war machine
vsmilitary
14 5.1

A nation's organized armed forces and weapons used for fighting

is more neutral, referring to organized national defense rather than a war tool
armed services
vsmilitary
9 3.0

The military groups of a country, like the army, navy, and air force

is the institutional term used more broadly for national defense
military machine
vsmilitary
7 4.0

A country's armed forces that work together to fight wars

is the institutional term that does not stress ability to wage war
soldiery
vsmilitary
1 8.5

A group of soldiers who serve together in the army

is broader, covering all national defense branches not only combat personnel

Antonyms

505 3.5

Relating to life and people not in the army or police

Compounds

156 3.2

A group of soldiers organized to protect or fight for a country

105 3.7

An action by soldiers that involves fighting

A person who commands soldiers or an army

People who serve in the armed forces, like soldiers and sailors

A planned action by armed forces to achieve a goal

A person in charge of soldiers who gives orders and leads them

A part of a country's armed forces, like the army or navy

31 2.0

A man who serves in the army or other armed forces

A base or group of buildings where soldiers live and work

19 7.0

A powerful group of armed forces and weapons makers that influence government decisions

People in the military who make sure others follow rules, keep order, and guard prisoners

A planned series of actions by soldiers to reach a goal in one area during a set time

To teach people the skills to be soldiers

15 2.8

A group of soldiers that does a specific task

A military officer who helps another country's soldiers with training and planning, not fighting

14 6.0

A panel that tries people for crimes under armed forces law, for example war crimes

How strong a country's armed forces are, shown by soldiers, weapons, and readiness

military intelligence
  • Specialized
12 3.9

A team in the armed forces that gathers and studies information for military plans

A hospital run by the military that treats sick or injured soldiers

10 4.9

A group of officers who try members of the armed forces for breaking their rules

A school that trains people to be military officers

A task given to a group of soldiers to reach a clear goal

A plane used by the armed forces for fighting or protection

Clothes that soldiers and other people in the armed forces wear to show who they are and for official duties

A machine like a truck or tank that the army uses

A country's armed forces that work together to fight wars

7 5.6

The army rules a country after it takes power

The power of a country's armed forces to fight

military intelligence
  • Specialized
4 2.9

Information about another country's armed forces that helps plan military actions

military law
  • Specialized
4 5.0

Rules that control the behavior, trials, and punishments of people in the armed forces

military junta
  • Literature
4 8.5

A group of army officers who take control of a country by force

A place where soldiers live and work to defend an area

A building where military leaders plan and control operations

Standard supplies given to soldiers

Training that teaches soldiers to march, move together, and use weapons

3 6.7

A person in charge of a place after an army takes control

A woman who serves in the army or navy

A unit of soldiers organized to do a specific job for the armed forces

A group of musicians who play brass, woodwind, and drums for the armed forces

A soldier who enforces rules and guards prisoners

2 8.9

Land given to someone in return for serving in a lord's army

Rule of a country by soldiers from another country

A member of the armed forces who enforces rules, keeps soldiers in order and guards prisoners

A school at West Point that trains people to be officers in the United States Army

A formal event where soldiers perform acts to honor people or mark an anniversary

A collection of weapons and equipment that a country keeps for war or to protect itself

A person in the armed forces who builds, fixes, and destroys army bridges and defenses

A position in the armed forces that shows how much authority someone has

1 7.3

The state of a country's armed forces, their strength and ability to fight

A religious leader who gives comfort and advice to soldiers in the armed forces

A trip by soldiers to fight and take control of a place in another country

A person who recently joined the military and is doing basic training

A group of trained soldiers not on active duty who can be called in emergencies

A place where soldiers stay to fight or defend

People in the military check and stop news or messages to protect operations

1 5.5

A document that makes a person an officer in the armed forces

A person at an embassy who advises on and represents the armed forces

Soldiers or ships surround a place to stop supplies and force it to give up

military engineering
  • Specialized
1 5.5

Work that plans, builds, and keeps military roads and communications working

A group of soldiers who move in a set pattern to fight

1 3.2

A group in the armed forces that collects and studies information about enemy plans and troops

A person who chooses to join the armed forces instead of being forced to serve

A school that trains people to be officers in the United States Army, often called West Point

A person in the military who has official rank and command

Art that shows soldiers, battles, or life in the army

A part of the British government that protects the country from spies and other internal threats

A British government service that gathers secret information abroad and runs secret operations

A formal gesture by soldiers that shows respect, like a salute

military pace
  • Specialized
7.0

A soldier's single marching step, usually 30 or 36 inches

Brisk music with a steady beat that helps soldiers walk together in parades

Brisk rhythmic music played by bands for soldiers to march or at ceremonies

A woman in the military who makes sure soldiers follow rules and guards prisoners

Places on a military base where soldiers live

How Powerful

military
2.7
army
1.0
militia
553 5.8

Surface Forms

military singular
militaries plural

Morphology

military = milit + ary

Formed from a non-productive Latin combining form plus '-ary'; the nominal sense (the armed forces) is historically derived and not transparently predictable from English base words.

Etymology

Military comes from the old Latin word miles, which means 'soldier', and the same root appears in words like militant and militia. So as a noun, the military is the organized group of soldiers and the armed forces.