troop numbers

Soldiers under command

Troop numbers refers to the count of military personnel in a given force, region, or operation.

The phrase appears frequently in news coverage of wars and military deployments: The president announced plans to reduce troop numbers in Afghanistan.

It functions as a more formal alternative to simply saying how many soldiers or troops are involved.

soldiersMilitary personnel who fight
boots on the groundMilitary presence in area
battalionMid-sized military unit
regimentColonel-led military unit
deploymentOrganized distribution of resources

forces · casualties · reinforcements · platoon · infantry · division · strength · personnel · headcount · garrison · ranks · enlisted · active duty · military personnel · mobilization · war footing · conscription · army

Opposites

military resource type

troop numbersmilitary hardware

Weapons and combat vehicles

defense budget

force size direction

troop numberstroop withdrawal

Removal of armed forces

demilitarization · demobilization · skeleton crew · disarmament · undermanning

Family

troop, troops, trooper, troopers, trooping, trooped, number, numbers, numbered

Familiarity: Top 500,000
Profile: Used worldwide · Timeless · Everyday, not technical · Rated PG