active duty

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noun Military.

the status of full-time service: on active duty.

Also called active service.

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Active-duty spies would read him and they talked to him, and often it was hard to tell where fiction and fact diverged.
This Sexy Thriller Is Just the Document the Benghazi Commission Needs|Christopher Dickey|September 15, 2014|DAILY BEAST
In an active-duty force of 1.1 million, this equals a reported assault rate of 3.8 per 1,000 service members.
Why These Marines Love ‘Frozen’—and Why It Matters|Aaron B. O’Connell|June 27, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Active-duty personnel alone amount to more than 1.3 million people, augmented by another 800,000 reservists.
Let’s Put Things in Perspective: You’re Still Safer on a Military Base|Robert Beckhusen|April 7, 2014|DAILY BEAST
The defense ministry has also announced plans to create a million-man, active-duty army by 2020.
The Return of Russian Hard Power?|Michael Weiss|November 23, 2013|DAILY BEAST

There are over 200,000 active-duty women serving in the armed forces, or about 15 percent of the force.
Paul and Ted Cruz Tackle Sexual Abuse in the Military|Elise Jordan|July 16, 2013|DAILY BEAST

Idioms and Phrases with active duty

active duty

Full-time service, as in Julian is 81, but he still comes to the office every day and is very much on active duty. This term comes from the military, where it stands in opposition to reserve, which refers to troops still in the military but not actively engaged. It is occasionally transferred to civilian matters as well. [First half of 1800s]

单词	active duty
释义	active duty SEE SYNONYMS FOR active duty ON THESAURUS.COM noun Military. the status of full-time service: on active duty. Also called active service. Words nearby active duty active, active anaphylaxis, active centre, active chronic hepatitis, active congestion, active duty, active galactic nucleus, active galaxy, active hyperemia, active immunity, active layer Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for active duty Active-duty spies would read him and they talked to him, and often it was hard to tell where fiction and fact diverged. This Sexy Thriller Is Just the Document the Benghazi Commission Needs\|Christopher Dickey\|September 15, 2014\|DAILY BEAST In an active-duty force of 1.1 million, this equals a reported assault rate of 3.8 per 1,000 service members. Why These Marines Love ‘Frozen’—and Why It Matters\|Aaron B. O’Connell\|June 27, 2014\|DAILY BEAST Active-duty personnel alone amount to more than 1.3 million people, augmented by another 800,000 reservists. Let’s Put Things in Perspective: You’re Still Safer on a Military Base\|Robert Beckhusen\|April 7, 2014\|DAILY BEAST The defense ministry has also announced plans to create a million-man, active-duty army by 2020. The Return of Russian Hard Power?\|Michael Weiss\|November 23, 2013\|DAILY BEAST There are over 200,000 active-duty women serving in the armed forces, or about 15 percent of the force. Paul and Ted Cruz Tackle Sexual Abuse in the Military\|Elise Jordan\|July 16, 2013\|DAILY BEAST Idioms and Phrases with active duty active duty Full-time service, as in Julian is 81, but he still comes to the office every day and is very much on active duty. This term comes from the military, where it stands in opposition to reserve, which refers to troops still in the military but not actively engaged. It is occasionally transferred to civilian matters as well. [First half of 1800s] The American Heritage® Idioms Dictionary Copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Words related to active duty ad, active service, mobilization
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active duty

noun Military.

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