regular army

The permanent standing army of a nation or state.

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Noun

regular army - a permanent organization of the military land forces of a nation or state

army, ground forces

legion, host - archaic terms for army

army unit - a military unit that is part of an army

armed service, military service, service - a force that is a branch of the armed forces

armed forces, armed services, military, military machine, war machine - 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"

army corps, corps - an army unit usually consisting of two or more divisions and their support

standing army - a permanent army of paid soldiers

Union Army - the northern army during the American Civil War

Army of the Confederacy, Confederate Army - the southern army during the American Civil War

Continental Army - the American army during the American Revolution

Translations

esercito regolare

regular army

n → Berufsarmee f, → reguläre Armee

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The battle was fought and won, and the whole baggage, artillery, and military stores of the regular army remained a possession of the victors.

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Therefore, against your strength the government will turn the regular army, the navy, the militia, the police--in short, the whole organized war machinery of the United States.

"Do you remember, not so long ago, when our regular army was only fifty thousand?

"With it we would repel the invasion of the regular army."

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You see, it won't ever do for me, a brigadier in the regular army, to preside over that infant court-martial - there isn't any precedent for it, don't you see.

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It enforced these laws by means of the police, the marshals, the militia and regular army, and the courts.

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There is only one body of men in the kingdom that are fitted to officer a regular army."

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A brigadier general of the regular army was quoted as lamenting the fact that the troops had not been called out to take the mob by the throat and shake law and order into it.

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There was a regular army of blue flags, some with one handle, and some with two, exhibiting appropriate devices, in golden characters four feet high, and stout in proportion.

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The soldiers have undergone six months of training, alongside their regular jobs, and will now work alongside members of the regular army. Among the TA soldiers ready for the next stage is former Whitley Abbey pupil Matthew May, aged 19.

TA SOLDIERS PREPARE FOR AFGHANISTAN; Team of 25 set for deployment in April

He said: "We know the Government are reducing the size of the regular Army with constant issuing of redundancy notices to members of our armed forces.

Minister is quizzed over cuts to the regular Army