military force

language: en

definitions

  1. The organized armed forces of a country or state, including soldiers, sailors, and airmen, considered as a collective institutional entity.
    en: The organized armed forces of a country or state, including soldiers, sailors, and airmen, considered as a collective institutional entity.
  2. The application or threat of armed strength to compel compliance, achieve political objectives, or resolve conflicts through coercion rather than negotiation.
    en: The application or threat of armed strength to compel compliance, achieve political objectives, or resolve conflicts through coercion rather than negotiation.

examples

  1. Through a combination of military force and diplomatic skill, the Duke of Zhou gradually isolated the rebel leaders.

    Through a combination of military force and diplomatic skill, the Duke of Zhou gradually isolated the rebel leaders.

  2. The government threatened to use military force if the separatists refused to lay down their arms.

    The government threatened to use military force if the separatists refused to lay down their arms.