posture
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7.7
- noun
- /ˈpɑːstʃər/
:
postura
- The military's new strategy improved its defensive posture against potential threats.
- a defensive posture
- a military posture
- security posture
So the Soviet Union responds by ramping up their nuclear posture.
- So the Soviet Union responds by ramping up their nuclear posture.
- And it's very, very hard to maintain a decent security posture with all of the attack surface that might be going on.
Examples
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Even so, Pakistan will not alter that posture because it is so effective in deterring India.
Academic text (2012) -
Morgan slowed, moving ahead of his charges, assuming a posture of command.
Fiction book (1991) -
And it's very, very hard to maintain a decent security posture with all of the attack surface that might be going on.
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And that this country be put in an immediate posture of defense.
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Look at your defensive posture.
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In other words, their posture, their deployment posture is more sensible.
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Richard Perle argued for a new military posture in which U.S. ground forces would be cut in half.
Academic text (2008) -
The Obama administration, through Education Secretary Duncan, placed successful charters in a key posture in education reform.
Academic text (2013) -
Israel has long seen military superiority as the cornerstone of its security and its deterrence posture.
Academic text (2011) -
But if companies themselves don't invest, our country's collective cyber posture is weakened and our ability to augment that protection is limited.
Synonyms
53
5.2
The number of soldiers and equipment in a military force
12
5.5
How strong a country's armed forces are, shown by soldiers, weapons, and readiness
5
4.3
The power of a country's armed forces to fight
1
7.3
The state of a country's armed forces, their strength and ability to fight
Compounds
- Formal
1
7.3
The state of a country's armed forces, their strength and ability to fight
How Prepared
Surface Forms
Etymology
Posture comes from Latin ponere 'to place' and is related to position, and in military use it keeps the idea of 'placement'—a country's military posture is how its forces and equipment are 'placed' and ready to face danger.