armed forces
plural noun
: the combined military, naval, and air forces of a nation
called also armed services
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The trend started in 1909, when the U.S. Army Signal Corps bought a Wright Military Flyer from the Wright brothers for $30,000, and has kept apace for more than a century as dozens of aircraft types were converted for the armed forces.
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Basem Wasef, Robb Report, 21 Apr. 2024
Thousands of protesters in the capital last Saturday called for the withdrawal of American armed forces personnel only days after Russia delivered its own set of military equipment and instructors to the country’s military.
—Eric Schmitt, New York Times, 19 Apr. 2024
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Basem Wasef, Robb Report, 21 Apr. 2024
Thousands of protesters in the capital last Saturday called for the withdrawal of American armed forces personnel only days after Russia delivered its own set of military equipment and instructors to the country’s military.
—Eric Schmitt, New York Times, 19 Apr. 2024
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“Armed forces.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/armed%20forces. Accessed 4 May. 2024.
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