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Antonyms for military

Grammar : Adj, noun
Spell : mil-i-ter-ee
Phonetic Transcription : ˈmɪl ɪˌtɛr i

Definition of military

Origin :
  • mid-15c., from Middle French militaire (14c.), from Latin militaris "of soldiers or war, of military service, warlike," from miles (genitive militis) "soldier," of unknown origin, perhaps ultimately from Etruscan, or else meaning "one who marches in a troop," and thus connected to Sanskrit melah "assembly," Greek homilos "assembled crowd, throng." Related: Militarily. Old English had militisc, from Latin. Military-industrial complex coined 1961 in farewell speech of U.S. president Dwight D. Eisenhower.
  • adj soldierlike; concerning the armed forces
  • noun armed force
Example sentences :
  • The world has nothing to fear from military ambition in our Government.
  • Extract from : « United States Presidents' Inaugural Speeches » by Various
  • In line with this, a simulation of the military is a favorite device.
  • Extract from : « The Dramatic Values in Plautus » by Wilton Wallace Blancke
  • Are their sons drafted off, as the rest of French youth, into military service?
  • Extract from : « The Roof of France » by Matilda Betham-Edwards
  • Is it not abominable, the way these schools of St. Cyr and the Paris military are run?
  • Extract from : « The Boy Life of Napoleon » by Eugenie Foa
  • These are the only conditions which military honour permits me to accept.
  • Extract from : « Camps, Quarters and Casual Places » by Archibald Forbes
  • Indeed, I should say that the system pursued savours too much of the military.
  • Extract from : « In the Heart of Vosges » by Matilda Betham-Edwards
  • A popular entertainment given to the military by innocent bystanders.
  • Extract from : « The Devil's Dictionary » by Ambrose Bierce
  • A military lord rose to order, and appealed to the Woolsack.
  • Extract from : « Alice, or The Mysteries, Complete » by Edward Bulwer-Lytton
  • "Perhaps not," said the soldier, who retained all his military acuteness.
  • Extract from : « Alice, or The Mysteries, Complete » by Edward Bulwer-Lytton
  • Now, the Government of Quebec is neither a naval nor a military power.
  • Extract from : « The Hunted Outlaw » by Anonymous

Synonyms for military

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