military

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Etymology

From French militaire, from Latin mīlitārius, from mīlitis (“soldier”).

Pronunciation

Adjective

military (comparative more military, superlative most military)

Characteristic of members of the armed forces.
- 1891, Arthur Conan Doyle, “The Boscombe Valley Mystery”, in The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes^Wikisource:
  "My dear fellow, I know you well. I know the military neatness which characterises you. You shave every morning, and in this season you shave by the sunlight; but since your shaving is less and less complete as we get farther back on the left side, until it becomes positively slovenly as we get round the angle of the jaw, it is surely very clear that that side is less illuminated than the other. I could not imagine a man of your habits looking at himself in an equal light and being satisfied with such a result."
(North America) Relating to armed forces such as the army, marines, navy and air force (often as distinguished from civilians or police forces).
Relating to war.
- 1989, Gregory Flynn, Soviet Military Doctrine and Western Policy‎, page 158:
  The only goal pursued by Western defense strategy — to cause the Warsaw Pact to break off an attack — is more military than political in nature.
Relating to armies or ground forces.

Translations

characteristic of members of the armed forces

Czech: vojenský (cs) m
Finnish: sotilaallinen (fi)
Greek: στρατιωτικός (el) (stratiotikós) m
Polish: wojskowy m

Romanian: militar (ro) m and n, militară f
Russian: военный (ru) (vojénnyj)
Spanish: militar (es) m and f
Swedish: militär (sv)

(North America) relating to armed forces such as the army, marines, navy and air force

Finnish: sotilaallinen (fi), sotilas- (fi), sota- (fi)
Polish: wojskowy m

Russian: военный (ru) (vojénnyj)
Spanish: militar (es) m and f

relating to war

Chinese:
Mandarin: trad. 軍事, simpl. 军事 (pinyin: jūnshì)
Czech: válečný (cs) m
Finnish: sotilaallinen (fi), sotilas- (fi), sota- (fi)

Greek: πολεμικός (el) (polemikós) m
Russian: военный (ru) (vojénnyj)
Spanish: militar (es) m and f

relating to armies or ground forces

Chinese:
Mandarin: trad. 軍事, simpl. 军事 (pinyin: jūnshì)
Czech: armádní (cs)
Finnish: sotilaallinen (fi)

Greek: στρατιωτικός (el) (stratiotikós) m
Romanian: militar (ro) m and n
Russian: военный (ru) (vojénnyj)

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Arabic: عسكري (ʕáskariy)
Armenian: մարտական (martakan), ռազմական (ṙazmakan)
Dutch: militair (nl)
French: militaire (fr) (1,2)
German: militärisch (de) (1,2)

Italian: militare (it)
Japanese: 軍事的な (ぐんじてきな, gunjitekina) (1,2), 軍隊の (ぐんたいの, guntai no)
Korean: 군대의 (gundaeui)
Latin: mīlitāris (la)
Portuguese: militar (pt)
Spanish: militar (es)
Swedish: militär (sv)

Noun

military (plural military or militaries)

Armed forces.
He spent six years in the military.
(US, with the) U.S. armed forces in general, including the Marine Corps.
It's not the job of the military to make policy.

Translations

armed forces

Catalan: exèrcit (ca) m
Chinese:
Mandarin: 武裝部隊 (cmn), 武装部队 (cmn) (wǔzhuāng bùduì), 軍隊 (cmn), 军队 (cmn) (jūnduì)
Czech: vojsko (cs) n
Dutch: leger (nl)
Finnish: armeija (fi), sotaväki (fi)
French: armée (fr) f, troupes (fr) f pl
Georgian: please add this translation if you can