Thesaurus: military

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1. a. Of or pertaining to soldiers, to arms, or to war; belonging to, engaged in, or appropriate to, the affairs of war; as, a military parade; military discipline; military bravery; military conduct; military renown.
2. a. Performed or made by soldiers; as, a military election; a military expedition.
3. n. The whole body of soldiers; soldiery; militia; troops; the army.
4. adj. of or relating to the study of the principles of warfare
5. adj. characteristic of or associated with soldiers or the military
6. adj. associated with or performed by members of the armed services as contrasted with civilians
7. n. the military forces of a nation
8. 1. Of or pertaining to soldiers, to arms, or to war; belonging to, engaged in, or appropriate to, the affairs of war; as, a military parade; military discipline; military bravery; military conduct; military renown. Nor do I, as an enemy to peace, Troop in the throngs of military men. Shak. 2. Performed or made by soldiers; as, a military election; a military expedition. Bacon. Military law. See Martial law, under Martial. -- Military order. (a) A command proceeding from a military superior. (b) An association of military persons under a bond of certain peculiar rules; especially, such an association of knights in the Middle Ages, or a body in modern times taking a similar form, membership of which confers some distinction. -- Military tenure, tenure of land, on condition of performing military service. The whole body of soldiers; soldiery; militia; troops; the army.
9. The whole body of soldiers; soldiery; militia; troops; thearmy.
10. j:90/n:10 n. the military forces of a nation a. of or relating to the study of the principles of warfare a. characteristic of or associated with soldiers or the military a. associated with or performed by members of the armed services as contrasted with civilians