MILITARY

Military

A military is an organization authorized by its greater society to use lethal force, usually including use of weapons, in defending its country by combating actual or perceived threats. The military may have additional functions of use to its greater society, such as advancing a political agenda e.g. military junta, supporting or promoting economic expansion through imperialism, and as a form of internal social control. As an adjective the term "military" is also used to refer to any property or aspect of a military. Militaries often function as societies within societies, by having their own military communities.

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military

Noun

  1. Armed forces.
  2. U.S. armed forces in general, including the Marine Corps.

Adjective

  1. Characteristic of members of the armed forces.
  2. Relating to armed forces such as the army, marines, navy and air force (often as distinguished from civilians or police forces).
  3. Relating to war.
  4. Relating to armies or ground forces.


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