armed forces

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 Taiwan's armed forces have an active-duty strength of just over 150,000, compared with China's standing army of over 2 million soldiers. John Feng, MSNBC Newsweek, 3 July 2025 Until now, that was the only way women were allowed to partake in military service, although women have been able to enlist as full-time members of the armed forces since the early 1970s. James Brooks, Los Angeles Times, 3 July 2025 In wartime, however, circuses faced logistical difficulties, including labor shortages as staff enlisted in the armed forces. Jordan Friedman, Smithsonian Magazine, 3 July 2025 Previous truce agreements have failed to bring lasting peace between M23 and the Congolese armed forces. Nimi Princewill, CNN Money, 27 June 2025 See All Example Sentences for armed forces

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“Armed forces.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/armed%20forces. Accessed 11 Jul. 2025.

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