military position
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4.7
- noun
- /ˈmɪlɪˌtɛri pəˈzɪʃən/
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posición militar
- My question was whether it is willing to offer a truce "during which it lacks the capability to improve its military position."
- a strong military position
Examples
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Is it prepared to agree to a long-term truce during which it lacks the capability to improve its military position?
Blog text (20) -
The MPLA government in Angola was in a much better military position than Frelimo in Mozambique and scored some spectacular successes, most notably at Cuito Cuanavale in 1988.
Academic text (1992) -
But in one hour, I'm going to go out and open up all military positions to women.
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The operation destroyed PIRA's military position and thus its potentially strongest bargaining position ever, one that it has never again attained.
Academic text (2000) -
The country derives a majority of its foreign exchange from oil revenues, which, even during the war, allowed Angola to continue to service its debt ($10 billion) and purchase enough weapons to maintain its military position.
Academic text (1992) -
Propaganda aimed at enemy soldiers was designed to convince them that they should either disengage philosophically from the war aims of their leaders or that they should surrender because their military position was not viable.
Academic text (2000) -
The general ordered a strategic assessment of their military position before launching the counterattack.
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In a tense standoff, both sides refused to alter their military position, hoping to gain the upper hand.
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The commander emphasized the importance of holding their military position to secure the region from enemy advances.
Synonyms
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1.0
The place where someone or something is placed
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3.0
A place where someone is sent to do duty, for example in the military
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8.1
A defended position where soldiers stand during fighting
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6.8
A group of soldiers and the fort where they are based
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3.7
A base or group of buildings where soldiers live and work
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7.1
A place often on a ship where sailors or soldiers go to prepare for fighting
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4.2
A place where soldiers live and work to defend an area
Surface Forms
Morphology
The meaning is directly and compositionally derived from 'military' (relating to soldiers/war) + 'position' (an expressed stance or opinion), yielding an opinion or stance about military matters. This adjective+noun pattern is regular and cross-linguistically common, so a B1 learner who knows both constituents would readily infer the MWE's meaning.
Etymology
Military position comes from the image of soldiers holding a spot on the land, like a hill or a trench. Because military means 'soldiers' and position means 'place', the phrase now means a place that forces occupy and defend.