armed forces
plural noun
: the combined military, naval, and air forces of a nation
called also armed services
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Slovakia's president has limited power but does ratify international treaties, appoint judges, serves as commander in chief of the armed forces and can veto laws passed by parliament.
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John Bacon, USA TODAY, 7 Apr. 2024
No nuclear power plant in the world is designed to withstand full-fledged fire from the armed forces.
—Mia Alberti, CNN, 7 Apr. 2024
Two Iranian officials who asked not to be named because they were not authorized to speak publicly said that Iran had placed all its armed forces on full high alert and that a decision had been made that Iran must respond directly to the Damascus attack to create deterrence.
—Ronen Bergman, New York Times, 5 Apr. 2024
The civilian government sided with the military: At The Hague in 2019, Suu Kyi argued that Myanmar’s armed forces had their own justice system that was capable of punishing those who may have committed crimes.
—Timothy McLaughlin, The Atlantic, 4 Apr. 2024
Flickinger grew up in both the United States and Canada and deployed with the Canadian armed forces to Afghanistan before joining World Central Kitchen as a relief worker.
—Raf Sanchez, NBC News, 4 Apr. 2024
And at that time, very literally, renegades from the armed forces during the increase of the war in Vietnam, with more and more people being drafted and sent overseas.
—Detroit Free Press, 2 Apr. 2024
The airstrike, which killed two major figures in Iran’s armed forces among six others, risks escalating the invasion of the Gaza Strip into a wider regional conflict.
—Melvin Backman, Quartz, 2 Apr. 2024
Kyiv must rely on its Western partners for help equipping its armed forces.
—Branislav L. Slantchev, Foreign Affairs, 1 Apr. 2024
John Bacon, USA TODAY, 7 Apr. 2024
No nuclear power plant in the world is designed to withstand full-fledged fire from the armed forces.
—Mia Alberti, CNN, 7 Apr. 2024
Two Iranian officials who asked not to be named because they were not authorized to speak publicly said that Iran had placed all its armed forces on full high alert and that a decision had been made that Iran must respond directly to the Damascus attack to create deterrence.
—Ronen Bergman, New York Times, 5 Apr. 2024
The civilian government sided with the military: At The Hague in 2019, Suu Kyi argued that Myanmar’s armed forces had their own justice system that was capable of punishing those who may have committed crimes.
—Timothy McLaughlin, The Atlantic, 4 Apr. 2024
Flickinger grew up in both the United States and Canada and deployed with the Canadian armed forces to Afghanistan before joining World Central Kitchen as a relief worker.
—Raf Sanchez, NBC News, 4 Apr. 2024
And at that time, very literally, renegades from the armed forces during the increase of the war in Vietnam, with more and more people being drafted and sent overseas.
—Detroit Free Press, 2 Apr. 2024
The airstrike, which killed two major figures in Iran’s armed forces among six others, risks escalating the invasion of the Gaza Strip into a wider regional conflict.
—Melvin Backman, Quartz, 2 Apr. 2024
Kyiv must rely on its Western partners for help equipping its armed forces.
—Branislav L. Slantchev, Foreign Affairs, 1 Apr. 2024
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“Armed forces.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/armed%20forces. Accessed 18 Apr. 2024.
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