Civil and Military

Civil

Civil adjective - Of or relating to a nation.

Military is an antonym for civil in civic topic.

Military

Military adjective - Of or relating to the armed services.
Usage example: the colonel testified that revealing any more information would have required giving away military secrets

Civil is an antonym for military.

Both words in one sentence

  • Useful Notes / Tsarist Russia The Table of Ranks allowed entry into the noble class by military or civil service.
  • Literature / The Edge Nobles Who Actually Do Something: Before a Weirdling blueblood can inherit a title, they must serve ten years in either the military or the civil service, and pass the associated exams.
  • And to be fair to the Chinese, fairly large portions (but not all) of the test do involve matters relating to civil/military administration and political philosophy.
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