troop cuts
Fewer soldiers deployed
Troop cuts are reductions in military personnel, typically announced as policy decisions by governments scaling back armed forces: The defense budget included significant troop cuts.
The phrase appears in news coverage of military drawdowns, base closures, or post-war demobilization.
Troop cuts may affect active duty soldiers, reserves, or forces stationed abroad.
- withdrawalAct of taking away
- drawdownReduction over time
- reductionMaking something smaller
- pulloutOrganized departure or removal
- deploymentOrganized distribution of resources
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Accumulation of military forces
troop surge · military buildup · military expansion · recruitment drives · conscription
troop cutsmobilization
Organizing for action
rearmament · militarization · war footing · military preparedness · saber-rattling
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