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armed forces

plural noun

  1. military, naval, and air forces, especially of a nation or of a number of nations.


armed forces

plural noun

  1. the military forces of a nation or nations, including the army, navy, air force, marines, etc
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˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins

Origin of armed forces1

First recorded in 1685–95
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What better person to put in charge of the armed forces and its 4,000 nuclear weapons than a loutish drunk?

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At least 1,000 Alawite civilians or disarmed fighters were massacred by pro-government forces, after government units were ambushed in a co-ordinated attack led by remnants of Syria's former armed forces.

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Those who don't qualify for the National Minimum Wage and National Living Wage include the self-employed, company directors, volunteers, members of the armed forces and prisoners.

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Some remain wary of anything that might be seen as militarism even now, and the armed forces have been chronically underfunded.

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Poland shares borders with both Ukraine and Russia and is rapidly expanding its armed forces, vowing to spend almost 5% of GDP on the military this year – the highest in NATO.

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