Regular Army

American  

noun

1. the permanent army maintained in peace as well as in war; the standing army: one of the major components of the Army of the United States.

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Etymology

Origin of Regular Army

First recorded in 1840–50

Example Sentences

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Regular Army

During the Mexican Revolution in 1916, President Woodrow Wilson sent tens of thousands of Regular Army and National Guard troops to patrol the border, including a brigade commanded by Gen. John “Blackjack” Pershing.

From New York Times ● Apr. 3, 2018

To these ends, it must organize, train, and equip its active duty forces—the Regular Army, the Army National Guard, and the Army Reserve.

From Textbooks ● Jan. 1, 2016

The Regular Army is the nation’s standing Army, the heart of its land forces.

From Textbooks ● Jan. 1, 2016

Colonel Roberts, the post commander in Fahrbach, is Regular Army, a martinet, a bit contemptuous of the defeated, none too pleased about U.S. efforts to rehabilitate the Nazi mind.

From Time Magazine Archive

They were officered to a certain extent by Regular Army engineers, but more by railroad officials who were recruited at the same time from all the large railroads of America.

From Our Army at the Front by Broun, Heywood