military's
Belonging to soldiers
Military's is the possessive form of military, indicating something belonging to or associated with a nation's armed forces: the military's response to the crisis, the military's budget has doubled.
It treats the collective noun as a single entity that can possess things.
Causes of motion
- commandAuthoritative instruction given
- leadershipAbility to direct others
- hierarchyRanked authority structure
- personnelWorkers at an organization
ranks · chain of command · structure · branches · divisions · units · squadrons · battalions
Plan for spending
- spendingOutlaying of funds
- contractsEnforceable written agreements
- procurementObtaining goods externally
- industrial complexGrouped production facilities
funding · appropriations · establishment · bureaucracy · policy · oversight · reforms · veterans
Tools for a task
- arsenalStockpile of munitions
- weaponsTools for fighting
- aircraftAirborne transportation vehicle
- vehiclesMachines for transportation
ships · submarines · tanks · missiles · drones · helicopters · technology · systems
Intended targets or ends
- operationsPlanned systematic activities
- campaignsOrganized efforts toward goals
- tacticsMethods to achieve goals
- maneuversPlanned strategic movements
deployments · missions · doctrine · planning · strategy · capabilities · readiness · posture
State of being somewhere
- basesBottom supports or stations
- alliancesFormal unions for cooperation
- partnershipsFormal business alliances
- influencePower to affect others
expansion · withdrawal · occupation · intervention · aid · advisors · cooperation · treaties
forces
Causes of motion
- commandAuthoritative instruction given
- leadershipAbility to direct others
- hierarchyRanked authority structure
personnel · ranks · chain of command · structure · branches · divisions · units · squadrons · battalions · regiments
budget
Plan for spending
- spendingOutlaying of funds
- contractsEnforceable written agreements
- procurementObtaining goods externally
industrial complex · funding · appropriations · establishment · bureaucracy · policy · oversight · reforms · veterans · pensions
equipment
Tools for a task
vehicles · ships · submarines · tanks · missiles · drones · helicopters · technology · systems · firepower
objectives
Intended targets or ends
- operationsPlanned systematic activities
- campaignsOrganized efforts toward goals
- tacticsMethods to achieve goals
maneuvers · deployments · missions · doctrine · planning · strategy · capabilities · readiness · posture · exercises
presence
State of being somewhere
- basesBottom supports or stations
- alliancesFormal unions for cooperation
- partnershipsFormal business alliances
influence · expansion · withdrawal · occupation · intervention · aid · advisors · cooperation · treaties · commitments
- military precisionExacting standardized coordination
- military marchRhythmic troop movement
- military bratsArmed forces children, colloquially
- military draftsCompulsory enlistment into armed forces
- military maneuversSimulated combat operations
- military decorationAward for armed forces