military force

language: ru

definitions

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

examples

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

    Благодаря сочетанию военной силы и дипломатического мастерства, герцог Чжоу постепенно изолировал лидеров повстанцев.

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

    Правительство угрожало применить военную силу, если сепаратисты откажутся сложить оружие.