armed forces
plural noun
: the combined military, naval, and air forces of a nation
called also armed services
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Both the warring leaders – Sudanese armed forces commander Gen. Abdel Fattah al-Burhan and Mohamed Hamdan Dagalo of the RSF paramilitary force – served under General Bashir.
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Ned Temko, The Christian Science Monitor, 25 Apr. 2024
The question is whether the Myanmar military will jettison Senior General Min Aung Hlaing, its supreme commander, if he is judged to be an impediment to the armed forces’ survival — Myanmar’s history is filled with military men being pushed aside for other military men.
—Hannah Beech, New York Times, 20 Apr. 2024
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Ned Temko, The Christian Science Monitor, 25 Apr. 2024
The question is whether the Myanmar military will jettison Senior General Min Aung Hlaing, its supreme commander, if he is judged to be an impediment to the armed forces’ survival — Myanmar’s history is filled with military men being pushed aside for other military men.
—Hannah Beech, New York Times, 20 Apr. 2024
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“Armed forces.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/armed%20forces. Accessed 7 May. 2024.
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