military
Americanadjective
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of, for, or pertaining to the army or armed forces, often as distinguished from the navy.
from civilian to military life.
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of, for, or pertaining to war.
military preparedness.
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of or relating to soldiers.
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befitting, characteristic of, or noting a soldier.
a military bearing.
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following the life of a soldier.
a military career.
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performed by soldiers.
military duty.
noun
plural
militaries, militaryadjective
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of or relating to the armed forces (esp the army), warlike matters, etc
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of, characteristic of, or about soldiers
noun
Other Word Forms
- antimilitary adjective
- militarily adverb
- militariness noun
- nonmilitary adjective
- premilitary adjective
- promilitary adjective
- pseudomilitarily adverb
- pseudomilitary adjective
- quasi-military adjective
- supermilitary adjective
- unmilitarily adverb
- unmilitary adjective
Etymology
Origin of military
1575–85; < Latin mīlitāri ( s ), equivalent to mīlit- (stem of mīles ) soldier + -āris -ary
Example Sentences
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A common refrain in the restaurant industry, especially among disgruntled servers, goes something like this: Every diner should have to work for at least one year in a restaurant, akin to mandatory military service.
The score has a military subtext—trumpets and drums are always interrupting happy scenes, and an ominous horn theme plays a major role.
KYIV, Ukraine—Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky on Friday tapped the country’s military intelligence chief to replace a top political aide who was caught up in a corruption investigation that badly shook the government.
The UAE denied it was behind the STC's recent military campaign but, in a move that was unexpected to many, hours later it conceded to the demand and agreed to withdraw its forces from Yemen.
From BBC
But it did say it adheres to the norms of international humanitarian law and conducts strikes exclusively against military targets.
From BBC
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