military force

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military force - a unit that is part of some military service; "he sent Caesar a force of six thousand men"military group, military unit, forcetrip wire - a small military force that serves as a first line of defense; if they become engaged in hostilities it will trigger the intervention of stronger military forcessocial unit, unit - an organization regarded as part of a larger social group; "the coach said the offensive unit did a good job"; "after the battle the soldier had trouble rejoining his unit"command - a military unit or region under the control of a single officerenemy - an opposing military force; "the enemy attacked at dawn"task force - a temporary military unit formed to accomplish a particular objectivearmy unit - a military unit that is part of an armynaval unit - a military unit that is part of a navyair unit - a military unit that is part of the airforcearmour, armor - a military unit consisting of armored fighting vehiclesarmed service, military service, service - a force that is a branch of the armed forcesarmed forces, armed services, military, military machine, war machine - 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"mujahadeen, mujahadein, mujahadin, mujahedeen, mujahedin, mujahideen, mujahidin - a military force of Muslim guerilla warriors engaged in a jihad; "some call the mujahidin international warriors but others just call them terrorists"guard - a military unit serving to protect some place or personlegion - a large military unit; "the French Foreign Legion"echelon - a body of troops arranged in a linephalanx - a body of troops in close arrayRepublican Guard - formerly Iraq's elite military unit whose primary role was to protect the government in BaghdadHaganah - the clandestine military wing of the Jewish leadership during the British rule over the mandate of Palestine from 1920 to 1948; became the basis for the Israeli defense forceIDF, Israeli Defense Force - the ground and air and naval forces of Israelmilitia, reserves - civilians trained as soldiers but not part of the regular armycommando - an amphibious military unit trained for raids into enemy territorycontingent, detail - a temporary military unit; "the peacekeeping force includes one British contingent"headquarters - (plural) a military unit consisting of a commander and the headquarters staffspearhead - the leading military unit in an attackmilitary man, serviceman, man, military personnel - someone who serves in the armed forces; a member of a military force; "two men stood sentry duty"