"turn to military use, give a military aspect to" (transitive), 1829, seemilitary+-ize. Related:Militarized;militarizing. militate(v.) 1620s, of persons, "to serve as a soldier" (now rare), from Latinmilitatum, past participle ofmilitare"serve as a soldier," frommiles"soldier" (seemili...
Thesaurus Synonyms of troop noun as in troupe as in military verb as in to march Example Sentences Related Articles Entries Near Cite this Entry Share More from M-W Show less Save Word troop 1 of 2 noun ˈtrüp Definition of troop ...
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1520s, "one of a party or company of foot soldiers furnished with digging and cutting equipment who prepare the way for the army," from French pionnier "foot-soldier, military pioneer," from Old French paonier "foot-soldier" (11c.), extended form of peon (see pawn (n.2)). Figurative...
In both military and business, a scorched-earth approach is often a last-ditch effort. We turn to a last-ditch effort when everything else has failed. Everything. Once everything is destroyed ... there is no going back. It...
devises nuclear deterrence strategies against others and has invested heavily to upgrade its nuclear triad. It has withdrawn from treaties and organizations of arms control, enhanced the NATO nuclear alliance and expanded cooperation with allies on advanced military technologies. All this is a reason fo...
Military Bearing In the United States NAVY‚militarybearingis the root in which every service member practices in order to carry out good discipline and ethics throughout onesmilitarycareers. The Eleven General Orders of a Sentry‚ The Articles of the UCMJ‚ as well as our own Sailors Creed...
"Solid groundwork is the first step in the construction of architecture." In 2019, this aphorism excerpted from an essay by Su Zhe was cited by Xi, also general secretary of the Communist Party of China (CPC) Central Committee and chairman of the Central Military Commission, to emphasize the...
noun.US Military. an often expansive area, at or adjacent to a base of operations, used for the uncontrolled, open-air burning of military waste, including plastics, chemicals, rubber, paint, fuels, munitions, human and medical waste, metals, and electronics: generative of toxic smoke and fum...