army of occupation

American  

noun

1. an army occupying conquered territory to maintain order and to ensure the carrying out of peace or armistice terms.

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Example Sentences

The end of the Civil War left an army of occupation in the South.

From Slate • Feb. 10, 2018

President Jimmy Carter championed human rights, but his Administration had been reluctant to open America’s doors to Cambodians fleeing starvation and fighting between Vietnam’s army of occupation and the guerrillas of the Khmer Rouge.

From The New Yorker • Nov. 9, 2015

After the war, I stayed in the army of occupation for about six months and then I went back to the US and ended up as a clinical psychologist.

From The Guardian • Jun. 6, 2015

Lambeth is now under an army of occupation.

From Time Magazine Archive

Those orders were to disperse, live outwardly as Americanistas, and under the semblance of peace to harry, sting and annoy the army of occupation.

From The Code of the Mountains by Buck, Charles Neville