military parades
Soldiers marching ceremonially
Military parades are ceremonial processions featuring armed forces marching in formation, often with displays of weapons, vehicles, and equipment.
They mark national holidays, commemorate victories, or honor military traditions: The tanks rolled through the capital during the Independence Day military parade.
Some governments use military parades to project power and intimidate rivals.
- uniformsStandardized institutional clothing
- troopingMoving as a group
- soldiersMilitary personnel who fight
- marchingRhythmic group walking
- goose stepStraight-kneed military gait
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- military posturingsaber rattling, show of force, posturing, brinkmanship, brinksmanship
- North KoreaPyongyang, Kim Jong Un, Kim Jong-un, Kim Jong Il, Kim Jong-il
- war imagerybattle scenes, combat footage, war photos, battle maps, war maps
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Active military engagement
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Organized protests against warfare
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