military group
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3.1
- noun
- The military group was deployed to assist in the humanitarian crisis following the disaster.
- politico-military group
Examples
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Several military groups are participating in the joint training exercises this month.
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The shift from an absolutist to a constitutional monarchy in 1932 was supported by a political-military group that was chiefly Thai and an emergent capitalist group that was largely Chinese.
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He was the general who was approached with some serious funds to put together his own military group to carry it out.
Blog text (10) -
Following are profiles of both military groups to provide readers with a better understanding of how children are used and abused during warfare.
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A new military group, API, decided to steal some ancient manuscripts from the Boku Bank.
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The demand for protection and the lack of alternative livelihoods are powerful motivations to join military groups.
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It was the military group, so we met in Calais.
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The most likely group to support such a rule might be the military, especially if military groups perceived a need to retain political stability and national unity.
Academic text (1994) -
It is very significant that these clan-based politico-military groups have long been regarded as the major actors in the conflict.
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Since Amal did not present itself as a sufficiently credible ally, it became incumbent upon Khomeini to create a new politico-military group for his purposes.
Academic text (2013)
Synonyms
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2.3
An organized group of people like soldiers or police
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2.0
Soldiers who work together as a group in an army
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2.8
A group of people in an organization who have a specific job
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7.2
A large military group made of two or more divisions and support
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5.1
A large unit in the army, air force or navy
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2.4
A group of people organized to do a specific job, like soldiers or a ship crew
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3.2
A group of soldiers organized to protect or fight for a country
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5.8
A group of people organized to work or fight together
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3.2
A group of soldiers organized to fight or carry out military tasks
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2.8
A group of soldiers that does a specific task
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2.5
A group of soldiers organized as part of an army, like a platoon or company
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4.7
A military unit made of several groups of soldiers formed to fight
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6.3
A military group that uses large guns to fire at enemy targets
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4.8
A group in an air force that uses aircraft for missions
How Big
Surface Forms
Morphology
The meaning 'a unit that is part of an armed force' is directly and predictably derived from combining the adjective 'military' (related to soldiers/war) with the noun 'group' (a unit of people). This adjective+noun composition is a standard, cross-linguistic pattern, so a B1 learner who knows both constituents will readily infer the MWE's meaning.
Etymology
Military group comes from the simple image of military as soldiers and group as a team of people standing together to do a job. That's why it means 'a unit that is part of an armed force, organized for a particular purpose'.