the forces

plural noun

British

: the military organizations (such as the army, navy, and air force) of a country : armed forces

Will the new defense policy weaken the forces?

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The quasi-divine figures of the three fairies represent the forces guiding each species either upwards or downwards. —

Ben Woollard, JSTOR Daily, 29 Jan. 2025 All the forces Kinshasa has assembled to protect itself from its own citizens have failed - the UN, the South African army, the white mercenaries etc. —

Jonathan Granoff, Newsweek, 29 Jan. 2025 The Israeli side will gradually reduce the forces in the corridor area during stage 1 based on the accompanying maps and the agreement between both sides. —

Yaakov Katz, Newsweek, 17 Jan. 2025 Explore Bloc Party Kele Okereke See latest videos, charts and news Okereke’s new project is his seventh solo studio album since 2010, and the third installment to his Elements project, which has taken inspiration from the forces around us. —

Thomas Smith, Billboard, 17 Jan. 2025 See all Example Sentences for the forces