military force
Nation's fighting power
Military force is the use of armed power to achieve objectives—whether in warfare, peacekeeping, or coercion.
It can refer to the act itself The president authorized military force or to the troops and equipment deployed A military force of 50,000 assembled at the border.
The phrase often appears in political and legal contexts where "war" might be too blunt or formally inaccurate.
- armyOrganized land-based military
- troopsMilitary personnel collectively
- ground troopsSoldiers operating on land
- soldiersMilitary personnel who fight
- boots on the groundMilitary presence in area
combat · combat zone · warfare · shock and awe · battalion · regiment · special ops · invasion · assault · air strike · firepower · deployment · tanks · artillery · marines · infantry · squadron · strike
- Military Powerarmy, navy, marines, troops, generals
- Indian RemovalIndian Removal Act, Trail of Tears, Indian Territory, Andrew Jackson, Martin Van Buren
- coercionduress, coercing, compelling, threat, demands
military forcediplomacy
Negotiation between nations
nonviolent resistance · pacifism · nonviolence · peaceful protest · peace talks
military forcecivilian population
civilians · civil society · noncombatants · civilian life · citizenry
military forcemutual agreement
Consent from all parties
persuasion · consensus · negotiated settlement · compromise · coalition-building
military, force, militarily, militarism, militarist, militaristic, militia, militant, militancy