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Meanings of military force in English

Portuguese
forças armadas
Catalan
unitat
Spanish
unidad

A unit that is part of some military service.

forças armadas
Usage of military force in English
1
Provinces, not even true countries, where rulers hold power by military force.
Thief of lives
2
American power has never been solely based on diplomacy or military force.
The Guardian
3
But is it the right kind of work for any military force?
Wired
4
At the outbreak of war there was no military force in Newfoundland.
The Story of Newfoundland
5
The decisions he must make on using U.S. military force have multiplied.
Reuters
6
The return of Governor Stuyvesant with his military force, reassured the colonists.
Peter Stuyvesant, the Last Dutch Governor of New Amsterdam
7
An island of military force is surrounded...by an ocean of popular resistance.
The new yorker
8
A big military force, it was said, was coming down from Dublin.
The rebels of ireland: the dublin saga
9
The Greek colonies sometimes furnished a military force, but seldom any revenue.
An Inquiry into the Nature and Causes of the Wealth of Nations
10
Stationing a military force among them was a fruitful source of uneasiness.
The Loyalists of America and Their Times, Vol. 1 of 2. / From 16...
11
A military force was despatched forthwith to it, piloted by four policemen.
The Great Riots of New York, 1712 to 1873
12
Fifty dragoons would have done it, but that was a military force.
Letters and Journals of James, Eighth Earl of Elgin
13
This understanding must go beyond how an adversary might use military force.
Shock and Awe — Achieving Rapid Dominance
14
He was a self-constituted dictator, whose authority rested solely on military force.
From Isolation to Leadership, Revised / A Review of American For...
15
We are the greatest military force on the face of the planet.
War Slut
16
The path forward is clear: we must support forceful diplomacy, not military force.
The Guardian
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United States of America
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New Zealand
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