military
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[edit] Etymology
From French militaire < Latin mīlitārius, from mīlitis (“‘soldier’”).
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[edit] Adjective
military (comparative more military, superlative most military)
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- Characteristic of members of the armed forces.
- (North American) Relating to armed forces such as the army, marines, navy and air force (often as distinguished from civilians or police forces).
- Relating to war.
- 1989, Gregory Flynn, Soviet Military Doctrine and Western Policy, page 158:
- The only goal pursued by Western defense strategy — to cause the Warsaw Pact to break off an attack — is more military than political in nature.
- 1989, Gregory Flynn, Soviet Military Doctrine and Western Policy, page 158:
- Relating to armies or ground forces.
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[edit] Noun
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military (plural military or militaries)
- Armed forces.
- (US, with the) U.S. armed forces in general, including the Marine Corps.
- It's not the job of the military to make policy.
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armed forces
[edit] Related terms
- militia
- military intelligence
- military insignia
- military officer
- military rank
- military tribunal
- military uniform
- nonmilitary
