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armed forces

plural noun

  1. military, naval, and air forces, especially of a nation or of a number of nations.


armed forces

plural noun

  1. the military forces of a nation or nations, including the army, navy, air force, marines, etc
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Word History and Origins

Origin of armed forces1

First recorded in 1685–95
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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.

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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.

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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".

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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.

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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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