as in troops
the combined army, air force, and navy of a nation
our nation's armed forces are stationed throughout the world
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Recent Examples of armed forces
Chien Kongkham opened Thai Taste in 1988, in the former office of an armed forces recruiter.
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Timothy Depeugh, Charlotte Observer, 8 Apr. 2026
The assassinations of Iran's top commanders will not deter Tehran's armed forces, the Islamic Republic's new Supreme Leader Ayatollah Mojtaba Khamenei has said.
—Sarah Dean, NBC news, 7 Apr. 2026
Initial plans call for the force, authorized by the UN Security Council, to eventually field about 5,500 personnel to work with Haiti’s police and armed forces.
—Caitlin Stephen Hu, CNN Money, 6 Apr. 2026
Far better resourced than Iran’s regular armed forces, the IRGC controls roughly half of the country’s $376 billion economy and directs Iran’s nuclear program.
—The Week Us, TheWeek, 6 Apr. 2026
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Timothy Depeugh, Charlotte Observer, 8 Apr. 2026
The assassinations of Iran's top commanders will not deter Tehran's armed forces, the Islamic Republic's new Supreme Leader Ayatollah Mojtaba Khamenei has said.
—Sarah Dean, NBC news, 7 Apr. 2026
Initial plans call for the force, authorized by the UN Security Council, to eventually field about 5,500 personnel to work with Haiti’s police and armed forces.
—Caitlin Stephen Hu, CNN Money, 6 Apr. 2026
Far better resourced than Iran’s regular armed forces, the IRGC controls roughly half of the country’s $376 billion economy and directs Iran’s nuclear program.
—The Week Us, TheWeek, 6 Apr. 2026
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“Armed forces.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/armed%20forces. Accessed 18 Apr. 2026.
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