military
- noun
- /ˈmɪlɪˌtɛri/
- 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.
- And then she joined the military to support me.
- So the fact that the military left.
- What got you interested in the military back in those days?
- There were militaries, allied militaries, there was an occupation.
- Civilian control of our military in our country is essential.
- I mean, the American military is smaller than it should be.
- Kevin died years after getting out of the military in a motorcycle wreck.
- that wasn't until I was in the military. That wasn't until.
- There's a good chance that the the military is not happy with him.
- And so the Israeli military are trying to get their people back.
- that was staying in the military for its,
Examples
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Many young people choose to join the military to serve their country.
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I'm thinking about joining the military.
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And then she joined the military to support me.
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We spend more on our military than everybody else combined.
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You look at the US military every year.
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What was it like being in the military?
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The project will help Russia close the gap between its military and those of the West.
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Civilian control of our military in our country is essential.
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I've seen it happen in the military.
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The government's budget allocates significant funds to maintaining and supporting the military forces.
Synonyms
Soldiers who work together as a group in an army
The military groups of a country, like the army, navy and air force
A nation's organized armed forces and weapons used for fighting
The military groups of a country, like the army, navy, and air force
A country's armed forces that work together to fight wars
A group of soldiers who serve together in the army
Antonyms
Compounds
- Literature
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
A military officer who helps another country's soldiers with training and planning, not fighting
- Formal
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
- Specialized
A team in the armed forces that gathers and studies information for military plans
- Formal
A group of officers who try members of the armed forces for breaking their rules
Clothes that soldiers and other people in the armed forces wear to show who they are and for official duties
- Specialized
Information about another country's armed forces that helps plan military actions
- Specialized
Rules that control the behavior, trials, and punishments of people in the armed forces
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
- Formal
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 group of trained soldiers not on active duty who can be called in emergencies
People in the military check and stop news or messages to protect operations
- Specialized
Work that plans, builds, and keeps military roads and communications working
- Specialized
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
- Specialized
A person in the military who has official rank and command
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 woman in the military who makes sure soldiers follow rules and guards prisoners
How Powerful
Surface Forms
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.