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
The younger Khamenei served in the armed forces during the final years of the Iran-Iraq War (which ended in 1988), forming relationships with future key players in the Iranian security services.
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Rachel Treisman, NPR, 9 Mar. 2026
Khamenei, who is believed to hold views that are even more hard-line than his late father, now will be in charge of Iran’s armed forces and any decision regarding Tehran’s nuclear program.
—Jon Gambrell, Fortune, 9 Mar. 2026
Cho’s trip came as relations between Beijing and Tokyo remain at a low point after Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi said in November that Japan’s armed forces could theoretically be deployed in the event of a Chinese invasion of Taiwan.
—Yian Lee, Bloomberg, 8 Mar. 2026
And these are only Ukrainian people, Ukrainian armed forces, who have this knowledge and capability.
—CBS News, 8 Mar. 2026
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Rachel Treisman, NPR, 9 Mar. 2026
Khamenei, who is believed to hold views that are even more hard-line than his late father, now will be in charge of Iran’s armed forces and any decision regarding Tehran’s nuclear program.
—Jon Gambrell, Fortune, 9 Mar. 2026
Cho’s trip came as relations between Beijing and Tokyo remain at a low point after Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi said in November that Japan’s armed forces could theoretically be deployed in the event of a Chinese invasion of Taiwan.
—Yian Lee, Bloomberg, 8 Mar. 2026
And these are only Ukrainian people, Ukrainian armed forces, who have this knowledge and capability.
—CBS News, 8 Mar. 2026
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“Armed forces.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/armed%20forces. Accessed 13 Mar. 2026.
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