About The Word Military
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Military
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What's The Definition Of Military?
[n] the military forces of a nation
[adj] associated with or performed by armed services as contrasted with civilians; "military police" [adj] characteristic of or associated with soldiers or the military; "military uniforms" [adj] of or relating to the study of the principles of warfare; "military law" Synonyms | Synonyms for Military: armed forces | combatant | expeditionary | martial | martial(a) | militaristic | noncombatant | soldierlike | soldierly | warlike | warriorlike Related Terms | Find terms related to Military: aggressive | air force | antagonistic | armed force | armed forces | armed service | army | array | battling | bellicose | belligerent | bloodthirsty | bloody | bloody-minded | career soldiers | chauvinist | chauvinistic | combative | contentious | enemy | ferocious | fierce | fighting | fighting machine | forces | full of fight | ground forces | ground troops | hawkish | host | hostile | inimical | jingo | jingoish | jingoist | jingoistic | legions | martial | militant | militaristic | military establishment | naval | navy | occupation force | offensive | paratroops | pugnacious | quarrelsome | rank and file | ranks | regular army | regulars | saber-rattling | sanguinary | sanguineous | savage | scrappy | service | ski troops | soldierlike | soldierly | soldiery | standing army | storm troops | the line | the military | trigger-happy | troops | truculent | unfriendly | unpacific | unpeaceable | unpeaceful | warlike | warmongering | warring See Also | armed service | cadre | force | medic | medical officer | military reserve | military service | Pentagon | personnel | reserve | service Military In Webster's Dictionary \Mil"i*ta*ry\, a. [L. militaris, militarius, from
miles, militis, soldier: cf. F. militaire.]
1. Of or pertaining to soldiers, to arms, or to war;
belonging to, engaged in, or appropriate to, the affairs
of war; as, a military parade; military discipline;
military bravery; military conduct; military renown.
Nor do I, as an enemy to peace, Troop in the throngs
of military men. --Shak.
2. Performed or made by soldiers; as, a military election; a
military expedition. --Bacon.
{Military law}. See {Martial law}, under {Martial}.
{Military order}. (a) A command proceeding from a military
superior.
(b) An association of military persons under a bond of
certain peculiar rules; especially, such an
association of knights in the Middle Ages, or a body
in modern times taking a similar form, membership of
which confers some distinction.
{Military tenure}, tenure of land, on condition of performing
military service.
\Mil"i*ta*ry\, n. [Cf. F. militaire.] The whole body of soldiers; soldiery; militia; troops; the army. |
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