armed forces

plural noun

Synonyms of armed forces next

: the combined military, naval, and air forces of a nation

called also armed services

Examples of armed forces in a Sentence

our nation's armed forces are stationed throughout the world

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Trump has vowed to use the National Guard and other parts of the military to round up as many as 11 million foreign nationals, despite U.S. law that forbids the deployment of armed forces against civilians. —

Eric Cortellessa, TIME, 5 Nov. 2024 The investigation also revealed how the royal duchies receive millions from the armed forces, schools, prisons and fire and ambulance services. —

The Week Uk, theweek, 4 Nov. 2024 Netizens on China's X-like social media platform Weibo accused him of disrespecting the armed forces. —

Nina Turner, Newsweek, 31 Oct. 2024 The buildings, which had served as offices and quarters for the Finnish armed forces, needed a top-to-bottom remodeling. —

Christopher Elliott, Forbes, 2 Nov. 2024 See all Example Sentences for armed forces