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noun group of soldiers ADJ. great, huge, large, mighty, powerful | small | professional, regular, standing | reserve | conscript | volunteer | disciplined | modern | allied | enemy | opposing | foreign | national | private | guerrilla | rebel | advancing, invading, occupying, victorious | defeated, retreating VERB + ARMY have | go into, join After leaving school Mike went into the army. | leave | be in command of, command, lead He was in command of the British Army in Egypt. He led the army into battle. | drill, train | amass, build up, raise, recruit The king was unable to raise an army. | equip, supply | mobilize | deploy, field The French army was deployed in the Western Desert. | concentrate | crush, decimate, defeat, put to flight, rout The army was finally defeated in the autumn. | demobilize, disband The emperor was deposed and his army disbanded. ARMY + VERB gather | advance, march A huge army marched on London. | camp | go into action, invade | attack, clash, fight The two opposing armies clashed in battle. | occupy | flee, pull back, retreat, withdraw ARMY + NOUN captain, chief, commander, general, officer | corps, personnel, unit | barracks, base, camp, headquarters | career | patrol | greatcoat, uniform | wife PREP. in the ~ Her husband is in the army. large group ADJ. vast a vast army of personnel | small a small army of volunteers | growing, increasing | reserve PREP. of He argued that unemployment created a useful reserve army of labour.
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army
verbs
join the army
• At 18, I decided to join the army.
go into the army
• When Dan left school, he went into the army.
serve in the army
• He had served in the Indian army.
leave the army
• Why did you leave the army?
be discharged/dismissed from the army
• He developed epilepsy, a condition which led to him being discharged from the army.
adjectives
the British/French/Polish etc army
• a soldier in the Spanish army
a regular/standing army
(= permanent and existing whether there is a war or not )
• The regular army has about 5,000 troops.
an invading army
• The towns were looted by the invading army.
an occupying army
(= one that is in a foreign country which they control by force )
• There was constant resistance to the occupying army.
a victorious army
• Two days later, the victorious German army entered Paris.
a defeated army
• The survivors of his defeated army settled in Provence.
an advancing army
(= moving forward in order to attack )
• The advancing Roman army was almost upon them.
a retreating army
(= moving away after being defeated )
• Washington's troops pursued the retreating British army.
army + NOUN
an army base/camp
• the local army base
an army unit
• The town was surrounded by army units.
an army officer
• Both daughters married army officers.
an army recruit
• The army recruits must undergo basic training.
phrases
be in command of the army
• He had gained respect and was placed in command of the army.
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