armed forces
plural noun
: the combined military, naval, and air forces of a nation
called also armed services
Examples of armed forces in a Sentence
our nation's armed forces are stationed throughout the world
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Weeks earlier, the United States and Ukraine signed a bilateral security pact, which commits the US for 10 years to continued training of Ukraine’s armed forces, as well as more weapons support and intelligence sharing.
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Amarachi Orie, CNN, 13 July 2024
Hogan deeply respects the sacrifice of those Americans who have served in the armed forces.
—Colin Pascal, Baltimore Sun, 12 July 2024
Meanwhile, Indian imports of defensive equipment from the West have shot up, and the share of Russian weapons in India’s armed forces has been gradually declining since reaching a high in 2013.
—Ganesh Rao, CNBC, 11 July 2024
Privately, Arab officials expect Hamas to retain a potent monopoly over armed forces in Gaza after the war’s end.
—Taylor Luck, The Christian Science Monitor, 11 July 2024
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Amarachi Orie, CNN, 13 July 2024
Hogan deeply respects the sacrifice of those Americans who have served in the armed forces.
—Colin Pascal, Baltimore Sun, 12 July 2024
Meanwhile, Indian imports of defensive equipment from the West have shot up, and the share of Russian weapons in India’s armed forces has been gradually declining since reaching a high in 2013.
—Ganesh Rao, CNBC, 11 July 2024
Privately, Arab officials expect Hamas to retain a potent monopoly over armed forces in Gaza after the war’s end.
—Taylor Luck, The Christian Science Monitor, 11 July 2024
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“Armed forces.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/armed%20forces. Accessed 26 Jul. 2024.
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