Armed forces
Armed forces noun - The combined army, air force, and navy of a nation.
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Synonyms for Armed forces
Unit and armed forces are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Unit" instead a noun phrase "Armed forces".
Unit
Unit noun - A single undivided whole.
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Synonyms for Unit
Armed forces and unit are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Armed forces" instead a noun "Unit".
Nearby Word: unitary
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- Any unit of any armed force in an untenable situation may surrender, from an individual soldier to a platoon to a whole division to the entire armed forces of a state (at which point that state is deemed to have ended its participation in the conflict).
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Those Japanese who signed up to fight with the US armed forces during World War II were put together in one unit.
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