military has definitions from the field of military
1
[ adjective ] (military) of or relating to the study of the principles of warfare

Examples

"military law"

Used in print

(The Sun, [Baltimore],...)

The flavor of Baltimore 's Florida_Grapefruit_League news ripened considerably late today when the Orioles were advised that Ron_Hansen has fulfilled his obligations under the Army 's military training_program and is ready for belated spring_training .

Pitcher Steve_Barber joined the club one week ago after completing his hitch under the Army 's accelerated wintertime military course , also at Fort_Knox , Ky. .

("Editorials"...)

State_Department officials refusing to show their passes at the boundary , and driving two blocks into East_Berlin under military escort , will not avail .

The country is committed to the doctrine of security by military means .

The official military establishment can only threaten to use its nuclear arms ; it cannot bring them into actual play .

Related terms

military_science

2
[ adjective ] (military) characteristic of or associated with soldiers or the military

Examples

"military uniforms"

Used in print

(LeRoy Fothergill, "Biological Warfare", in Peter...)

Biological_warfare is the intentional use of living microorganisms or their toxic products for the purpose of destroying or reducing the military effectiveness of man .

There is a broad spectrum of organisms from which selection for a specified military purpose might be made .

This may be of overriding importance in considering military objectives .

In this case , then , the military objective was accomplished with an epidemic agent solely through the results secured in the initial attack .

The major defensive problems are concerned with the possibility of overt military delivery of biological agents from appropriate disseminating devices .

3
[ adjective ] (military) associated with or performed by armed services as contrasted with civilians

Examples

"military police"

Used in print

(L. Don Leet and Florence J. Leet, editors, The World of...)

The civil and military authorities are then advised of the danger , and they issue warnings and take all necessary protective steps .

(Statements 87th Congress, 1st Session. Appropriations,...)

Research and development activities undertaken by the Secretary shall be coordinated or conducted jointly with the Department_of_Defense to the end that developments under this Act which are primarily of a civil nature will contribute to the defense of the Nation and that developments which are primarily of a military nature will , to the greatest practicable extent compatible with military and security requirements , be available to advance the purposes of_this Act and to strengthen the civil economy of the Nation .

(87th Congress, 1st Session. Congressional Record....)

Blockade , in the view of military and civilian experts , could restore teeth to the Monroe_Doctrine .

4
[ noun ] (military) the military forces of a nation

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

(87th Congress, 1st Session. Congressional Record....)

Military experts say a tight naval_blockade off Cuban ports and at the approaches to Cuban waters would require two naval task_forces , each built around an aircraft_carrier with a complement of about 100 planes and several destroyers .

Related terms

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