military

Noun · Adjective
Synonyms: armed forcesarmed servicesmilitary machinewar machine

WordNet 3.0

Noun (1)

  1. the military forces of a nation“their military is the largest in the region”“the military machine is the same one we faced in 1991 but now it is weaker”Synonyms: armed forcesarmed servicesmilitary machinewar machine

Adjective (3)

  1. of or relating to the study of the principles of warfare“military law”
  2. characteristic of or associated with soldiers or the military“military uniforms”
  3. associated with or performed by members of the armed services as contrasted with civilians“military police”
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Webster's Dictionary (GCIDE)

Military \Mil"i*ta*ry\, a. [L. militaris, militarius, from miles, militis, soldier: cf. F. militaire.] [1913 Webster]

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. [1913 Webster]

Nor do I, as an enemy to peace, Troop in the throngs of military men.— Shak.[1913 Webster]

2.Performed or made by soldiers; as, a military election; a military expedition. --Bacon. [1913 Webster]

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. [1913 Webster]

Military \Mil"i*ta*ry\, n. [Cf. F. militaire.] The whole body of soldiers; soldiery; militia; troops; the army. [1913 Webster]
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