army
IPA: ˈɑrmi
noun
- 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.
- (often capitalized) Within a vast military, a very large tactical contingent (e.g. a number of divisions).
- The governmental agency in charge of a state's army.
- (figuratively) A large group of people working toward the same purpose.
- (figuratively) A large group of social animals working toward the same purpose.
- (figuratively) Any multitude.
- The military as a whole.
- A sports team representing the US Military Academy at West Point.
- Hexagram 7 of the I Ching (䷆)
- (fandom slang, uncountable) The fandom of the K-pop boy band BTS.
- (fandom slang, countable) An individual fan of the K-pop boy band BTS.
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Examples of "army" in Sentences
- He was the commander of the army.
- He commanded the army to end the war.
- A brash, incompetent Commander in the Imperial Army.
- The troops commandeered livestock and hay for the army.
- Russia's military is a lumpen army, the dregs of dregs.
- These two were appointed to the command of the army of the north.
- He served the Confederacy by commandeering horses for the Confederate army.
- His mission was to collect and administrate the taxes and command the army.
- All these commanders and generals of army conveyed the message of monotheism.
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