Armed forces
Armed forces noun - The combined army, air force, and navy of a nation.
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Synonyms for Armed forces
Defense force and armed forces are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Defense force" instead a noun phrase "Armed forces".
Defense force
Defense force noun - An organization of defenders that provides resistance against attack.
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Synonyms for Defense force
Armed forces and defense force are semantically related. You can use "Armed forces" instead a noun phrase "Defense force".
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- service and armed forces
- service and defense force
- squad and armed forces
- squad and defense force
- troop and armed forces
- troop and defense force
- army and armed forces
- army and defense force
- troops and armed forces
- troops and defense force
- military and armed forces
- military and defense force
- defence and armed forces
- defence and defense force
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- The modern Japanese armed forces are technically not a military: they're the "Self-Defense Force", hence the abbreviation "JSDF" (Japan Self-Defense Force).
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