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armed forces en · NOUN

Pronunciation

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Meanings

1. (plural, plural-normally) The military forces of a nation, such as the army, navy, air force, marines, and sometimes, coastguard or border guard, which are tasked with the defence of the nation and its citizens, if necessary through use of deadly force.
   • What dictators fear most is losing the support of the armed forces, and when this happens, it's as if a ferocious beast has lost its teeth. 2020 September 23, Shi Chuan, “When Police Officers No Longer Work for Dictators”, in Minghui, archived from the original on 13 Nov 2021:

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Translations (140)

is hersveitir (the military forces of a nation — see also army) · nb krigsmakt (the military forces of a nation — see also army) · ms tentera (the military forces of a nation — see also army) · el ένοπλες δυνάμεις (the military forces of a nation — see also army) · nl strijdmacht (the military forces of a nation — see also army) · ms angkatan tentera (the military forces of a nation — see also army) · sh оружане снаге (the military forces of a nation — see also army) · ka სამხედრო ძალები (the military forces of a nation — see also army) · km កម្លាំងទ័ព (the military forces of a nation — see also army) · pl siły zbrojne (the military forces of a nation — see also army) · fa-ira نیرویِ نِظامی (the military forces of a nation — see also army) · az silahlı qüvvələr (the military forces of a nation — see also army) · th พลากร (the military forces of a nation — see also army) · uk збро́йні си́ли (the military forces of a nation — see also army) · et sõjavägi (the military forces of a nation — see also army) · cmn 軍隊 /军队 (the military forces of a nation — see also army) · my ဗိုလ်ခြေ (the military forces of a nation — see also army) · fa-ira نیروهایِ زیناوَنْد (the military forces of a nation — see also army) · ru войска́ (the military forces of a nation — see also army) · ru а́рмия (the military forces of a nation — see also army) · da forsvar (the military forces of a nation — see also army) · de Streitkräfte (the military forces of a nation — see also army) · sh vójska (the military forces of a nation — see also army) · gl forzas armadas (the military forces of a nation — see also army) · hi सशस्त्र सेनाएँ (the military forces of a nation — see also army) · nl heer (the military forces of a nation — see also army) · lv bruņotie spēki (the military forces of a nation — see also army) · et relvajõud (the military forces of a nation — see also army) · ko 군대 (the military forces of a nation — see also army) · tg нерӯҳои мусаллаҳ (the military forces of a nation — see also army) · uk ві́йсько (the military forces of a nation — see also army) · bg войски́ (the military forces of a nation — see also army) · vi quân đội (the military forces of a nation — see also army) · af gewapende magte (the military forces of a nation — see also army) · nv siláołtsooí (the military forces of a nation — see also army) · id tentara (the military forces of a nation — see also army) · tk ýaragly güýçler (the military forces of a nation — see also army) · nl krijgsmacht (the military forces of a nation — see also army) · th การทหาร (the military forces of a nation — see also army) · el στράτευμα (the military forces of a nation — see also army) · tt хәрби көчләр (the military forces of a nation — see also army) · ja 軍隊 (the military forces of a nation — see also army) · kmr hêzên çekdar (the military forces of a nation — see also army) · id angkatan bersenjata (the military forces of a nation — see also army) · tl hukbong-sandatahan (the military forces of a nation — see also army) · fr forces armées (the military forces of a nation — see also army) · ca forces armades (the military forces of a nation — see also army) · nn krigsmakt (the military forces of a nation — see also army) · bn সামরিক বাহিনী (the military forces of a nation — see also army) · tg қувваҳои мусаллаҳ (the military forces of a nation — see also army) · de Streitmacht (the military forces of a nation — see also army) · tl sandatahang-lakas (the military forces of a nation — see also army) · cs ozbrojené síly (the military forces of a nation — see also army) · he כּוֹחוֹת מְזֻיָּנִים \ כוחות מזוינים (the military forces of a nation — see also army) · fi asevoimat (the military forces of a nation — see also army) · hu karhatalom (the military forces of a nation — see also army) · tr silahlı kuvvetler (the military forces of a nation — see also army) · nl troep (the military forces of a nation — see also army) · cs vojsko (the military forces of a nation — see also army) · eu armada (the military forces of a nation — see also army) · sh oružane snage (the military forces of a nation — see also army) · lo ກອງກຳລັງ (the military forces of a nation — see also army) · bg а́рмия (the military forces of a nation — see also army) · be а́рмія (the military forces of a nation — see also army) · es fuerzas armadas (the military forces of a nation — see also army) · cmn 武裝部隊 /武装部队 (the military forces of a nation — see also army) · cy lluoedd arfog (the military forces of a nation — see also army) · km កងយោធពល (the military forces of a nation — see also army) · mn зэвсэгт хүч (the military forces of a nation — see also army) · af weermag (the military forces of a nation — see also army) · ky куралдуу күчтөр (the military forces of a nation — see also army) · ga fórsaí armtha (the military forces of a nation — see also army) · nl heir (the military forces of a nation — see also army) · ar قُوَّات (the military forces of a nation — see also army) · nn væpna styrkar (the military forces of a nation — see also army) · hu fegyveres erők (the military forces of a nation — see also army) · ar جَيْش (the military forces of a nation — see also army) · hy զինված ուժեր (the military forces of a nation — see also army) · ur مُسَلَّح اَفْواج (the military forces of a nation — see also army) · nb væpnede styrker (the military forces of a nation — see also army) · sv krigsmakt (the military forces of a nation — see also army) · nl armee (the military forces of a nation — see also army) · uk а́рмія (the military forces of a nation — see also army) · mk војска (the military forces of a nation — see also army) · fur fuarcis armadis (the military forces of a nation — see also army) · sl vojska (the military forces of a nation — see also army) · lt ginkluotosios pajėgos (the military forces of a nation — see also army) · fi puolustusvoimat (the military forces of a nation — see also army) · nog савытлы куьшлер (the military forces of a nation — see also army) · ar قُوَّات مُسَلَّحَة (the military forces of a nation — see also army) · sq forca të armatosura (the military forces of a nation — see also army) · es fuerzas militares (the military forces of a nation — see also army) · pl armia (the military forces of a nation — see also army) · ro forțe armate (the military forces of a nation — see also army) · lv armija (the military forces of a nation — see also army) · km កងទ័ព (the military forces of a nation — see also army) · mk армија (the military forces of a nation — see also army) · km កងកម្លាំងប្រដាប់អាវុធ (the military forces of a nation — see also army) · fa-ira نیروهایِ مُسَلَّح (the military forces of a nation — see also army) · bg въоръже́ни си́ли (the military forces of a nation — see also army) · hi सेना (the military forces of a nation — see also army) · hi सशस्त्र बल (the military forces of a nation — see also army) · sl oborožene sile (the military forces of a nation — see also army) · de Armee (the military forces of a nation — see also army) · sk ozbrojené sily (the military forces of a nation — see also army) · ru вооружённые си́лы (the military forces of a nation — see also army) · lt kariuomenė (the military forces of a nation — see also army) · ca exèrcit (the military forces of a nation — see also army) · km យោធពល (the military forces of a nation — see also army) · fi sotavoimat (the military forces of a nation — see also army) · sq forcat e armatosura (the military forces of a nation — see also army) · nl troepen (the military forces of a nation — see also army) · mk вооружени сили (the military forces of a nation — see also army) · sv väpnade styrkor (the military forces of a nation — see also army) · da væbnede styrker (the military forces of a nation — see also army) · fa-ira لَشْکَر (the military forces of a nation — see also army) · th กองทัพ (the military forces of a nation — see also army) · sh àrmija (the military forces of a nation — see also army) · ka შეიარაღებული ძალები (the military forces of a nation — see also army) · sh во́јска (the military forces of a nation — see also army) · kk қарулы күштер (the military forces of a nation — see also army) · sv försvarsmakt (the military forces of a nation — see also army) · be во́йска (the military forces of a nation — see also army) · nl strijdkrachten (the military forces of a nation — see also army) · nl leger (the military forces of a nation — see also army) · ug قوراللىق كۈچلىر (the military forces of a nation — see also army) · hu haderő (the military forces of a nation — see also army) · es fuerzas castrenses (the military forces of a nation — see also army) · pl wojsko (the military forces of a nation — see also army) · hi सैन्य (the military forces of a nation — see also army) · el στρατός (the military forces of a nation — see also army) · pt forças armadas (the military forces of a nation — see also army) · it forze armate (the military forces of a nation — see also army) · vi lực lượng vũ trang (the military forces of a nation — see also army) · uz qurolli kuchlar (the military forces of a nation — see also army) · sk vojsko (the military forces of a nation — see also army) · sh а̀рмија (the military forces of a nation — see also army) · de Militär (the military forces of a nation — see also army) · ug ھەربىي قىسىم (the military forces of a nation — see also army) · be узбро́еныя сі́лы (the military forces of a nation — see also army)