armed forces
plural noun
: 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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The Kim regime has been engaged in a rapid modernization of its armed forces, developing a range of new weapons and testing intercontinental ballistic missiles that can reach almost anywhere in the United States.
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Gawon Bae, CNN Money, 13 Apr. 2025
China has the world's largest military by active-duty personnel, while the United States has the largest defense budget—and, many argue, the most powerful armed forces.
—Raja Krishnamoorthi, MSNBC Newsweek, 9 Apr. 2025
Although the president can waive the requirement, the chairman is supposed to have previously served as vice chairman, as chief of one of the branches of the armed forces, or as a combatant commander, which Caine has not.
—Risa Brooks, Foreign Affairs, 8 Apr. 2025
Such specific language can be specially useful for non-traditional hires like veterans, who struggle to translate their experience in the armed forces to corporate America.
—Maria Gracia Santillana Linares, Forbes.com, 8 Apr. 2025
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Gawon Bae, CNN Money, 13 Apr. 2025
China has the world's largest military by active-duty personnel, while the United States has the largest defense budget—and, many argue, the most powerful armed forces.
—Raja Krishnamoorthi, MSNBC Newsweek, 9 Apr. 2025
Although the president can waive the requirement, the chairman is supposed to have previously served as vice chairman, as chief of one of the branches of the armed forces, or as a combatant commander, which Caine has not.
—Risa Brooks, Foreign Affairs, 8 Apr. 2025
Such specific language can be specially useful for non-traditional hires like veterans, who struggle to translate their experience in the armed forces to corporate America.
—Maria Gracia Santillana Linares, Forbes.com, 8 Apr. 2025
See All Example Sentences for armed forces
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“Armed forces.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/armed%20forces. Accessed 21 Apr. 2025.
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