military

adj

1. (not-comparable, usually)Characteristic of members of the armed forces.

   “She was dishonorably discharged from all military duties.”

   “At her invitation he outlined for her the succeeding chapters with terse military accuracy ; and what she liked best and best understood was avoidance of that false modesty which condescends, turning technicality into pabulum.”

   “Poirot was an extraordinary looking little man. He was hardly more than five feet, four inches, but carried himself with great dignity. His head was exactly the shape of an egg, and he always perched it a little on one side. His moustache was very stiff and military. The neatness of his attire was almost incredible.”

2. (Canada, US, not-comparable, usually)Relating to armed forces such as the army, marines, navy and air force (often as distinguished from civilians or police forces).

   “If you join a military force, you may end up killing people.”

3. (not-comparable, usually)Relating to war.

   “The only goal pursued by Western defense strategy — to cause the Warsaw Pact to break off an attack — is more military than political in nature.”

4. (not-comparable, usually)Relating to armies or ground forces.

noun

1. Armed forces.

   “He spent six years in the military.”

   “The dispatches […] also exposed the blatant discrepancy between the west's professed values and actual foreign policies. Having lectured the Arab world about democracy for years, its collusion in suppressing freedom was undeniable as protesters were met by weaponry and tear gas made in the west, employed by a military trained by westerners.”