military
of, for, or pertaining to the army or armed forces, often as distinguished from the navy: from civilian to military life.
of, for, or pertaining to war: military preparedness.
of or relating to soldiers.
befitting, characteristic of, or noting a soldier: a military bearing.
following the life of a soldier: a military career.
performed by soldiers: military duty.
the military,
the military establishment of a nation; the armed forces.
military personnel, especially commissioned officers, taken collectively: the bar, the press, and the military.
Origin of military
1Other words for military
3 | soldierly, soldierlike, martial |
Other words from military
- mil·i·tar·i·ly [mil-i-tair-uh-lee, mil-i-ter-uh-lee], /ˌmɪl ɪˈtɛər ə li, ˈmɪl ɪˌtɛr ə li/, adverb
- mil·i·tar·i·ness, noun
- an·ti·mil·i·tar·y, adjective
- non·mil·i·tar·y, adjective
- pre·mil·i·tar·y, adjective
- pro·mil·i·tar·y, adjective
- pseu·do·mil·i·tar·i·ly, adverb
- pseu·do·mil·i·tar·y, adjective
- qua·si-mil·i·tar·y, adjective
- su·per·mil·i·tar·y, adjective, noun
- un·mil·i·tar·i·ly, adverb
- un·mil·i·tar·y, adjective
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How to use military in a sentence
A key tenet in the military’s operational planning for any contingency is to never allow for a single point of failure.
We can’t rely on just one company to distribute COVID vaccines | jakemeth | November 20, 2020 | FortuneThe son of a nurse and an academic studying education psychology, he grew up akin to a military brat, moving between Michigan, San Diego, Israel, and Arizona in his early years.
Why so many valuable startups seem like the dumbest idea at first | Lucinda Shen | November 13, 2020 | FortuneShe eventually left the military to study accounting but was pulled back into the military life when she met her now-husband, Bradley Barnett.
Behind a national memorial for Native American veterans, stories of slow loss, swift change and boots two sizes too big | Theresa Vargas | November 11, 2020 | Washington PostOne of us has seen the impact of junior military programs firsthand.
To honor veterans and make the country stronger, expand the JROTC | matthewheimer | November 11, 2020 | FortuneWe as a military, we feel we are all a family whether we have known that person one day or several years.
A.I. recruiting startup wins competition to help military veterans find jobs | Jeremy Kahn | November 11, 2020 | Fortune
And yet Dempsey and others have repeatedly said ISIS cannot be defeated militarily.
Pentagon Doesn’t Know How Many People It’s Killed in the ISIS War | Nancy A. Youssef | January 7, 2015 | THE DAILY BEASTThe United States emerged as the true victor of World War I in every sense: militarily, economically and morally.
He asserts that if the US had backed Syrian rebels militarily it would have built up a moderate counter-weight to ISIS.
He said Turkey was expecting the U.S. to come up with a plan for the future of Syria and Iraq once ISIS was defeated militarily.
It has also managed to make itself seem more militarily formidable than it actually is.
Be it said in passing that only places of decisive importance, commercially or militarily, need such defences.
The Interest of America in Sea Power, Present and Future | A. T. MahanThese battles therefore are important, militarily, in a sense not at all dependent upon their consequences, which were ephemeral.
Types of Naval Officers | A. T. MahanThe "rapid" component of Rapid Dominance is one of the most appealing aspects of the concept, both politically and militarily.
Shock and Awe | Harlan K. UllmanIt would have been safe, militarily speaking, to place our two divisions before the ports named.
Lessons of the war with Spain and other articles | Alfred T. MahanIn such cases we should even be worse off, militarily, than with annexation completed.
Lessons of the war with Spain and other articles | Alfred T. Mahan
British Dictionary definitions for military
/ (ˈmɪlɪtərɪ, -trɪ) /
of or relating to the armed forces (esp the army), warlike matters, etc
of, characteristic of, or about soldiers
the military the armed services (esp the army)
Origin of military
1Derived forms of military
- militarily, adverb
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