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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Christoph Soeder—Getty Images The removal of books at the Department of Defense campuses and wider book censorship
Beyond the IMLS, librarians have also been concerned by multiple instances of books being removed from libraries related to the armed forces.
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Rebecca Schneid, Time, 26 Apr. 2025
Second, Ukraine will never agree to any limitation of its armed forces, the Ukrainian defense forces, defense capabilities, defense industry, or military assistance from its partners.
—Thomas G. Moukawsher, MSNBC Newsweek, 25 Apr. 2025
India has used heavy-handed tactics to maintain its control over the region, including giving the armed forces widespread powers to arrest, torture and summarily execute suspects, human rights groups say.
—Aijaz Hussain, Los Angeles Times, 23 Apr. 2025
His leadership helped lay the groundwork for integrating the armed forces, which President Truman ordered in 1948.
—Sughnen Yongo, Forbes.com, 23 Apr. 2025
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Rebecca Schneid, Time, 26 Apr. 2025
Second, Ukraine will never agree to any limitation of its armed forces, the Ukrainian defense forces, defense capabilities, defense industry, or military assistance from its partners.
—Thomas G. Moukawsher, MSNBC Newsweek, 25 Apr. 2025
India has used heavy-handed tactics to maintain its control over the region, including giving the armed forces widespread powers to arrest, torture and summarily execute suspects, human rights groups say.
—Aijaz Hussain, Los Angeles Times, 23 Apr. 2025
His leadership helped lay the groundwork for integrating the armed forces, which President Truman ordered in 1948.
—Sughnen Yongo, Forbes.com, 23 Apr. 2025
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“Armed forces.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/armed%20forces. Accessed 30 Apr. 2025.
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