the military forces of a nation

associated with or performed by armed services as contrasted with civilians; " military police"

characteristic of or associated with soldiers or the military; " military uniforms"

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"

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.

Performed or made by soldiers; as, a military election; a military expedition.

The whole body of soldiers; soldiery; militia; troops; the army.

Soldiers collectively; army; troops.

Pertaining to soldiers or warfare: warlike: becoming a soldier: engaged in the profession of arms: derived from service as a soldier.

Soldiery: the army.

Pertaining to soldiers or war.

Soldiers; the army.

Pertaining to soldiers or warfare; martial; warlike.

A body of soldiers; soldiery.

Pertaining to soldiers or to arms; warlike; becoming a soldier; martial.

Pert. to soldiery or to arms; engaged as a soldier; derived from services or exploits as a soldier; warlike; martial.

The soldiery; the army.

He has written a book on military organization, and in his book there is not a dull page. – A New Medley of Memories by David Hunter-Blair

It was not exactly a military expedition. – Project Gutenberg History of The Netherlands, 1555-1623, Complete by John Lothrop Motley

On the first afternoon there was a military funeral. – The Amazing Interlude by Mary Roberts Rinehart

There was something military and something poetic in his manner and bearing and in his whole appearance. – In the Wilderness by Robert Hichens

But he has nothing to do with military matters, has he? – With Moore At Corunna by G. A. Henty

The wealth both of the military order of Compostella and of the cathedral and chapter was immense. – Spain by Wentworth Webster

It seems very funny here, to be in a city that is under military rule. – Gypsy's Cousin Joy by Elizabeth Stuart Phelps

All his views and feelings were military. – Memoirs of Aaron Burr, Complete by Matthew L. Davis

There isn't much military about that order. – Rodney The Partisan by Harry Castlemon

Why, I conceive that there is a gymnastic which, like our music, is simple and good; and especially the military gymnastic. – Plato's Republic by Plato

" You have many acquaintances in London; your late husband's friends were military men. – The Thin Red Line; and Blue Blood by Arthur Griffiths

To a military man more than to any other these are serious thoughts. – The Confessions of Harry Lorrequer, Complete by Charles James Lever (1806-1872)

They were so troubled in mind that they missed high Mass, and only went to the military service. – Eugenie Grandet by Honore de Balzac

They would exist just the same if they had not a single soldier, and the military power of Spain is not greater than that of one of these small countries; the poverty of the country and the scanty population oblige us to be humble. – The Shadow of the Cathedral by Vicente Blasco Ibañez

There was nothing military about the station and no uniform in sight. – Captain Jinks, Hero by Ernest Crosby

But that which the Doctor most dwelt upon, knowing well it was what the girls most liked to hear, were stories of the days when he and Major Dale fought side by side for the Union of the country in that war which was as much of a reality to these girls as if they had taken part in every military engagement. – Those Dale Girls by Frank Weston Carruth

The country also in which military operations were to be carried on was a difficult one. – Ancient Egypt by George Rawlinson Other: Arthur Gilman

Before Park's late Journey, the important question whether an expedition of this kind should be accompanied by a military escort, was involved in some difficulty. – The Journal Of A Mission To The Interior Of Africa, In The Year 1805 by Mungo Park

He had very considerable claims, and was appointed entirely on his military record. – Lady Rose's Daughter by Mrs. Humphry Ward