Synonyms

military war_machine military_machine armed_services

Examples

"their military is the largest in the region" "the military machine is the same one we faced in 1991 but now it is weaker"

Used in print

Since the magnitude of the plan made secrecy impossible , once the wheels had began to turn , persons controlling German industries , social institutions , and armed_forces became , through their anti-Semitism or their tolerance of_it , conscious accomplices of Hitler 's crimes ; whether in the last degree or a lesser one was a matter to be determined individually .

Petitioner , who claims to be a conscientious_objector , was convicted of violating 12 ( a ) of the Universal_Military_Training_and_Service_Act by refusing to be inducted into the armed_forces .

- Expenditures for operating and maintaining the stations and equipment of the Armed_Forces are estimated to be $ 10.3 billion in 1961 , which is $ 184 million more than in 1960 .

In total , these increases in operating_costs outweigh the savings that result from declining programs and from economy measures , such_as reduced numbers of units and installations , smaller inventories of major equipment , and improvements in the supply and distribution systems of the Armed_Forces .

These contrasting trends in procurement reflect the anticipated changes in the composition and missions of our Armed_Forces in the years ahead .

Related terms

force military_reserve military_service cadre medical_officer Pentagon war serviceman military_officer battle military_service army company military_action lieutenant general colonel military_personnel order battery camp column military_position defense attack rear captain personnel_casualty captain combat hut musketry infantry enemy command military_capability armed commanding_officer military_unit line bomber navy mission blockade tank active cavalry assault head platoon militia demonstration maneuver infiltration operation B-52 base expedition color_bearer support campaign field retreat flank major-general task_force pass spy volunteer fighter issue hardware rank_and_file military_post artillery readiness adjutant operational tactics air_force wound armored midshipman major commando garrison battle_line siege HQ center hutment National_Guard wing outpost wardroom weapons_carrier break sea_power attention firepower resistance armament briefing barrack damage unarmed commissary noncommissioned_officer Pentagon Marine desk_officer occupation headquarters mess conscription aviation military_vehicle rearguard olive_drab personnel_carrier drill platform combined_operation basic_training mess rocket_base smoke_screen psychological_operation awol picket troop_carrier quartering reconnaissance_vehicle regimentals transport_ship silo warship accoutered nuclear_deterrence containment sortie reconnaissance_plane expeditionary electronic_warfare generalship precision_rifle countermarch military_plane w.m.d. effective military_science quarter police_action commission strategy muster_roll salute air_base regular war_game gun amphibious_landing taps retreat reveille pass drumbeat retreat tattoo insignia_of_rank attack_submarine assault_rifle arsenal strategic_warning call_up warning_of_attack chevron warning_of_war tactical_warning battle_dress fatigue_duty stripe operational_damage battle_damage billet casualty military_ceremony caisson sortie troop_movement army_unit command_post boot_camp naval_unit coastguard dressing_station military_censorship militainment activated disengagement