Forces

British  

/ ˈfɔːsɪz /

plural noun

1. the armed services of a nation

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Example Sentences

There are also many other bases nearby, manned and operated by U.S. and various European defense forces.

From Slate

The army officer, who has worked in various roles in the armed forces since 2001, earlier thanked the "overwhelming" generosity of strangers who had donated towards his recovery.

From BBC

It also published a video of people massing late at night in the Tehran satellite city of Karaj and lighting fires in the streets and also images of security forces using tear gas to disperse a protest in the Caspian Sea town of Tonekabon.

From Barron's

“They have a defensive bias and may work well in a slower economy where there’s more countercyclical forces,” Bartolini says.

From Barron's

There were three strands to Britain's support: allowing airbases in the UK to be used prior to and after the operation, providing a support vessel, known as RFA Tideforce to help the American forces and planes from the Royal Air Force providing what has been described as "surveillance support".

From BBC