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armed forces
plural noun
- military, naval, and air forces, especially of a nation or of a number of nations.
armed forces
plural noun
- the military forces of a nation or nations, including the army, navy, air force, marines, etc
Word History and Origins
Origin of armed forces1
Example Sentences
I used to be in the military, and it drives me insane as a vet to see how this government has gutted the Canadian armed forces.
More than 8,000 Italian police of different branches were out in force, as well as firefighters, medics, canine unit handlers, volunteers, members of the armed forces and even park guards.
He praised what he described as the "heroism" of North Korean troops who had "provided significant assistance in defeating the group of Ukrainian armed forces".
On the day of the funeral, they will be joined by thousands of security personnel from various branches of the police and armed forces, as well as river patrol units, bomb-sniffing dogs and rooftop snipers.
National commemorations and events will begin on 5 May with a military procession of 1,300 members of the armed forces.
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