Armed forces
Armed forces noun - The combined army, air force, and navy of a nation.
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Synonyms for Armed forces
Guard and armed forces are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Guard" instead a noun phrase "Armed forces".
Guard
Guard noun - A person or group that watches over someone or something.
Armed forces and guard are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Armed forces" instead a noun "Guard".
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But instead it was all a Batman Gambit by GDI to trick Nod into lowering their guard, when Nod forces began attacking GDI bases they ended up facing fully armed forces.
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A security guard sent with them becomes the commander of the island's armed forces.
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Dad's Army has the Home Guard which, while not an official part of the armed forces, had a lot of ex-servicemen in it's ranks and was eventually equipped with the same small arms.
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