armed forces
plural noun
: the combined military, naval, and air forces of a nation
called also armed services
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our nation's armed forces are stationed throughout the world
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The missiles had been launched toward the Azraq area in the Zarqa governorate, which sits around 65 miles east of the country’s capital, Amman, the Jordanian armed forces said in a statement.
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Sarah Dean, NBC news, 12 June 2026
Essentially, the armed forces of Peru took control of the drug trade from the leftist guerrillas.
—Michelle D. Paranzino, The Conversation, 11 June 2026
Pakistan’s Field Marshal Asim Munir, a key mediator to those talks, met Friday with the commander-in-chief of Lebanon’s beleaguered armed forces, which would be charged with disarming Hezbollah and ensuring its forces do not return to southern Lebanon.
—Jeremy Diamond, CNN Money, 9 June 2026
The Duke of Sussex, 41, was named to TIME's 100 Most Influential People in Sports 2026 list along with LeBron James, Lionel Messi, Alysa Liu and more for his work with the Invictus Games, an adaptive sports contest for armed forces service personnel and veterans around the world.
—Stephanie Petit, PEOPLE, 9 June 2026
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Sarah Dean, NBC news, 12 June 2026
Essentially, the armed forces of Peru took control of the drug trade from the leftist guerrillas.
—Michelle D. Paranzino, The Conversation, 11 June 2026
Pakistan’s Field Marshal Asim Munir, a key mediator to those talks, met Friday with the commander-in-chief of Lebanon’s beleaguered armed forces, which would be charged with disarming Hezbollah and ensuring its forces do not return to southern Lebanon.
—Jeremy Diamond, CNN Money, 9 June 2026
The Duke of Sussex, 41, was named to TIME's 100 Most Influential People in Sports 2026 list along with LeBron James, Lionel Messi, Alysa Liu and more for his work with the Invictus Games, an adaptive sports contest for armed forces service personnel and veterans around the world.
—Stephanie Petit, PEOPLE, 9 June 2026
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“Armed forces.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/armed%20forces. Accessed 19 Jun. 2026.
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