| 单词 | peace establishment |
| 释义 | > as lemmaspeace establishment b. The quota of officers and men in a regiment, ship, etc., complement. Also in peace establishment, war establishment; cf. 3b. ΘΚΠ society > society and the community > social relations > association, fellowship, or companionship > a company or body of persons > [noun] > of number required complement1600 compliment1708 establishment1828 1828 J. M. Spearman Brit. Gunner 69 The usual establishment of officers for ships of the same class. 1853 J. H. Stocqueler Mil. Encycl. 98/1 Peace Establishment is the reduced condition of an army suited to a time of peace. War Establishment is the augmentation of regiments to a certain number..to meet war exigencies. peace establishment peace establishment n. the armed forces and military supplies maintained by a country in peacetime. ΘΚΠ society > armed hostility > military power > [noun] > military resources > in peacetime peace establishment1766 1766 in Rep. MSS Mrs. Stopford-Sackville 111 in Parl. Papers 1904 (Cd. 1892) XLVII. i I see no end of the load imposed upon us, as our peace establishment is so far beyond the ordinary supplies. 1803 Edinb. Rev. 2 6 A peace-establishment of 500,000 men. 1963 C. J. Bartlett Great Brit. & Sea Power i. 14 Lord Liverpool pointed out to the Speaker of the House of Commons..that he expected the peace establishment of the armed forces in the future to cost some fifteen millions annually. < as lemmas |
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