Definition of Armed forces

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armed forces
n. security forces, military forces

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Armed forces Definition from Business & Finance Dictionaries & Glossaries

BTS Transportation Expressions
Armed Forces
The Army, Navy, Air Force, Marine Corps, and Coast Guard, including their regular and reserve components and members serving without component status. (14CFR1) 


Armed forces Definition from Government Dictionaries & Glossaries

DOD Dictionary of Military Terms
armed forces
The military forces of a nation or a group of nations. See also force.
  


Armed forces Definition from Language, Idioms & Slang Dictionaries & Glossaries

WordNet 2.0
armed forces

Noun
1. the military forces of a nation; "their military is the largest in the region"; "the military machine is the same one we faced in 1991 but now it is weaker"
(synonym) military, armed services, military machine, war machine
(hypernym) force, personnel
(hyponym) military reserve, reserve
(member-meronym) cadre
(class) active