army

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1. 1

   A large, highly organized military force, concerned mainly with ground (rather than air or naval) operations.

   An army never can be commanded or controlled by civilians.

   The army was sent in to quell the uprising.

   This taut, soldierly, professional story is something of a stranger among American novels about war making. Angry civilians have writ ten most of the best fiction on the subject, from “Three Soldiers” through “Catch‐22,” to make the point (with a good deal of literary overkill) that wars are mass insanity and that armies are madhouses.

2. 2

   A large, highly organized military force, concerned mainly with ground (rather than air or naval) operations. Used absolutely for that entire branch of the armed forces.

   The army received a bigger share of this year's budget increase than the navy or air force.

3. 3

   A large, highly organized military force, concerned mainly with ground (rather than air or naval) operations. Within a vast military, a very large tactical contingent (e.g. a number of divisions).

   The Fourth Army suffered such losses that its remainders were merged into the Second Army, also deployed on the Western front.

4. 4

   The governmental agency in charge of a state's army.

   The army opposed the legislature's involvement.

5. 5

   figuréA large group of people working toward the same purpose.

   It took an army of accountants to uncover the fraud.

   On sunny days the beaches draw armies of tourists of all kinds.

   Mr. Tenev, 33, is now in the hot seat again after Robinhood abruptly curtailed its customers’ trading last week amid a frenzy in stocks such as GameStop, which were driven sky high by an army of online investors.

6. 6

   figuréA large group of animals, especially caterpillars or social insects working toward the same purpose.

   Our house is being attacked by an army of ants.

7. 7

   figuréAny multitude.

   There was an army of construction cranes working on building the skyscraper.

8. 8

   The military as a whole.

   The People's Liberation Army Navy of China.

   The Yugoslav Army consisted of the War Navy, Ground Forces, and Air Force.

   Iran's army consists of the Navy, Ground Forces, and Air Force.

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armies