military force
156
3.2
- noun
- /ˈmɪlɪˌtɛri fɔrs/
:
fuerza militar
- Should the cuts be implemented, the remaining U.S. military force would still be superior to any other in technology and capability.
- use military force
- threat of military force
- size of military forces
Baghdad time, United States military forces captured Saddam Hussein alive.
- Baghdad time, United States military forces captured Saddam Hussein alive.
- Because I mean, think about the US military forces in Europe.
- Women are strong, but they're not about to be opposition to a military force that's coming in.
- Now what scares the Russians is that our non nuclear military forces are so much more advanced than theirs.
- It was never sold to people ever as like this is going to be an international military force, right?
- The government in power is a right wing fascist anti-Semitic military force.
- That is, with the end of his leadership, the Huns no longer had as imposing a military force and quickly disintegrated.
- So the military forces back here have not, are not ready.
- And the way they they handle it was by saying the we have a very strong military force of Laotians.
Examples
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President Biden announced that the military force will be deployed to assist in disaster relief efforts.
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The LF is now the most powerful and capable Lebanese military force in Lebanon.
Academic text (1991) -
This was the group that Washington came to lead against the most powerful military force on earth.
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Our nation has just been attacked by an unknown military force.
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Now all US military forces are returning to their bases with orders to turn in arms and stand down until further orders...
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The size of American military forces in South Korea has never been static.
Academic text (1999) -
Israel does not at present have the military forces for an all out assault on Rafa.
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As the world's only remaining superpower, the United States maintains a sizable military force.
Academic text (1999) -
Baghdad time, United States military forces captured Saddam Hussein alive.
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A crisis was narrowly avoided when a brief dogfight broke out between Japanese and US military forces over Celestial Island.
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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1.0
Trained soldiers of a country who fight on land
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2.7
A group of soldiers who fight for and protect a country
347
5.1
A large unit in the army, air force or navy
190
2.3
The military groups of a country, like the army, navy and air force
98
3.2
A group of soldiers organized to fight or carry out military tasks
57
3.4
People who serve in the armed forces, like soldiers and sailors
15
2.8
A group of soldiers that does a specific task
10
3.8
A group of soldiers and other people trained to protect a country from attack
9
3.0
The military groups of a country, like the army, navy, and air force
7
4.0
A country's armed forces that work together to fight wars
2
3.1
A unit of soldiers organized to do a specific job for the armed forces
1
8.5
A group of soldiers who serve together in the army
How Large
Surface Forms
Morphology
The meaning 'a group of soldiers or armed personnel' is a direct and predictable combination of 'military' (relating to soldiers/war) and 'force' (a trained group), so a B1 learner who knows both words will readily infer the phrase meaning. This noun + noun/adj composition is common across languages and follows standard English compounding patterns, making it transparently comprehensible.
Etymology
Military force comes from a simple image: military means the soldiers and force means a strong, organized push or power. Imagine soldiers moving together like one strong push, so the phrase means 'a group of soldiers' ready to act.