Forces

/ ˈfɔːsɪz /

plural noun

1. the armed services of a nation

Example Sentences

Among the general's criticisms of the US proposal were claims that it "eliminates the armed forces, dissolves security agencies and keeps the militias where they are" without disarming them.

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Sudan's paramilitary Rapid Support Forces on Monday announced a unilateral three-month ceasefire a day after the army dismissed a US truce proposal from international mediators.

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The Defense Department said military retirees are still subject to the military’s justice code and federal laws that “prohibit actions intended to interfere with the loyalty, morale, or good order and discipline of the armed forces.”

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“I want to be emphatic: No illegal act will be tolerated in the public forces, nor in the defense sector, not by those retired from the forces, nor by public or private officials,” Sanchez said in a post on X.

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Daniel Briceño, a Bogotá councilman and government transparency advocate who is critical of Petro, said the revelations were likely to further erode confidence in Colombia’s security forces, both at home and abroad.

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