armed forces
Definitions
The military forces of a nation, such as the army, navy, air force, marines, and sometimes, coastguard or border guard, which are tasked with the defence of the nation and its citizens, if necessary through use of deadly force.
plural, plural-normally
Equivalents
Españolfuerzas armadas
Françaisforces armées
42 more languages
Afrikaansweermag
Azərbaycan dilisilahlı qüvvələr
Catalàexèrcit
Danskforsvar
Euskaraarmada
Հայերենզինված ուժեր
Italianoforze armate
日本語軍隊
한국어군대
Lietuviųkariuomenė
Bahasa Melayutentera
မြန်မာဗိုလ်ခြေ
Portuguêsforças armadas
Românăforțe armate
Slovenščinavojska
Türkçesilahlı kuvvetler
Examples
“What dictators fear most is losing the support⟳ of the armed forces, and when this happens, it's as if a ferocious beast has lost its teeth.”
CEFR level
B2
Upper Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.
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