militaryadjective
uk/ˈmɪl.ɪ.tər.i/us/ˈmɪl.ə.ter.i/B2 relating to or belonging to the armed forces:
foreign military intervention
military targets/forces
military uniform
typical of the armed forces:
military precision
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- The minister argued against making cuts in military spending.
- The military expedition was made up of 100 officers and men.
- Spain was an important military power in the 16th century.
- The general made some bellicose statements about his country's military strength.
- Over 100 military vehicles paraded through the capital in a show of strength.
Thesaurus: synonyms and related words
The armed forces generally
- army
- AWOL
- camouflage
- challenge
- civilian
- deploy
- French Foreign Legion
- march
- mission
- mod
- psych ops
- quick march! idiom
- recce
- reconnaissance
- regular
- sealed orders
- soldiering
- the armed forces
- the military-industrial complex
- the National Guard
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militarily
adverb uk/ˌmɪl.ɪˈter.əl.i/us/ˌmɪl.əˈter.əl.i/
militarynoun
uk/ˈmɪl.ɪ.tər.i/us/ˈmɪl.ə.ter.i/the military
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- The president relied on the coercive powers of the military.
- Disagreements about defence cuts have opened up deep divisions within the military.
- They promised that individuals could live freely without fear of reprisal from the military.
- The military wants to allow only a sanitized report/version of the incident to become public.
- The president was widely regarded as the tool of the military.
C1 the armed forces:
The military has opposed any cuts in defence spending.
Thesaurus: synonyms and related words
The armed forces generally
- army
- AWOL
- camouflage
- challenge
- civilian
- deploy
- French Foreign Legion
- march
- mission
- mod
- psych ops
- quick march! idiom
- recce
- reconnaissance
- regular
- sealed orders
- soldiering
- the armed forces
- the military-industrial complex
- the National Guard
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