Regular Army

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.

Word History and Origins

Origin of Regular Army¹

First recorded in 1840–50

Example Sentences

Its members stand guard at historical ceremonies and attend regular army training sessions.

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The Janjaweed were folded into the RSF, getting new uniforms, vehicles and weapons - and also officers from the regular army who were brought in to help with the upgrade.

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Punning on his name, the president dubbed him himayti, "my protector", seeing the RSF as a counterweight to potential coup makers in the regular army and national security.

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At war with the regular army since April 2023, the RSF seized El-Fasher on Sunday, pushing the army out its last stronghold in the western Darfur region after a grinding 18-month siege.

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The latest surge in violence began immediately after the RSF overran an airfield that some isolated regular army troops had turned into a fortified base for their final stand in El Fasher.

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