military service

Noun

Meaning

a force that is a branch of the armed forces

land tenure by service in the lord's army

Source: WordNet

Synonyms

service armed service army military armament armed forces armed services troops defense force forces services Defense Forces time spent serving in the navy wartime service military employment
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Antonyms

civilian non-combatant private citizen non-military service non-military person ordinary citizen
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Hypernyms

force service personnel

Hyponyms

army navy air force marines airforce coastguard

Related terms

The service

Examples

A young man who does not have what it takes to perform military service is not likely to have what it takes to make a living. Today's military rejects include tomorrow's hard-core unemployed. John F. Kennedy

I did my military service from 1989 - 92 and I was never shot at or had to fire on anybody. I was very lucky. I was more involved in intelligence and counter-intelligence. Oded Fehr

I spent 33 years and four months in active military service and during that period I spent most of my time as a high class muscle man for Big Business, for Wall Street and the bankers. In short, I was a racketeer, a gangster for capitalism. Smedley Butler

Also in the new constitution, we want to lower the voting age from 20 years to 18 years and also gradually implement a voluntary military service in replacement of the current compulsory military service. Chen Shui-bian

I never felt that my dedication to military service was a violation of my faith in Jesus Christ, the Prince of Peace. Jimmy Carter

Love is a kind of military service. Latin Proverb

Close letter words and terms

military select-fire carbine military select-fire rifle military servant military serviceman military ship military shop