armed forces
Noun
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Noun
armed forces (plural p)
- The military forces of a nation, such as the army, navy, air force, marines, and sometimes, coastguard or border guard, which are tasked with the defence of the nation and its citizens, if necessary through use of deadly force.
- French: forces armées
- German: Streitkräfte, Streitmacht, Armee, Militär
- Italian: forze armate
- Portuguese: forças armadas
- Russian: вооружённые си́лы
- Spanish: fuerzas armadas
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