armed forces
plural noun
: the combined military, naval, and air forces of a nation
called also armed services
Examples of armed forces in a Sentence
our nation's armed forces are stationed throughout the world
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According to organizers, the juxtaposition is intended to protest not only policy decisions but also the public display of military power, which critics argue politicizes the armed forces.
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James Bickerton, MSNBC Newsweek, 13 June 2025
Prioritizing forward defense and favoring the IRGC and other militias at the expense of its conventional armed forces has resulted in Iran enduring the most severe direct threat to its territory in over 40 years.
—Paul Iddon, Forbes.com, 13 June 2025
In 2017, during his first term, Trump wanted to hold a military parade, but Pentagon officials were leery of appearing to politicize the armed forces.
—Tom Vanden Brook, USA Today, 13 June 2025
Iranian media reported the killing of Hossein Salami, the commander of the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps, as well as armed forces chief of staff Mohammad Bagheri.
—Scott Peterson, Christian Science Monitor, 13 June 2025
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James Bickerton, MSNBC Newsweek, 13 June 2025
Prioritizing forward defense and favoring the IRGC and other militias at the expense of its conventional armed forces has resulted in Iran enduring the most severe direct threat to its territory in over 40 years.
—Paul Iddon, Forbes.com, 13 June 2025
In 2017, during his first term, Trump wanted to hold a military parade, but Pentagon officials were leery of appearing to politicize the armed forces.
—Tom Vanden Brook, USA Today, 13 June 2025
Iranian media reported the killing of Hossein Salami, the commander of the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps, as well as armed forces chief of staff Mohammad Bagheri.
—Scott Peterson, Christian Science Monitor, 13 June 2025
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“Armed forces.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/armed%20forces. Accessed 18 Jun. 2025.
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