standing army
standing army · standing armies
stehendes Heer, Berufsheer
A professional permanent army composed of full-time career soldiers, and not disbanded…A professional permanent army composed of full-time career soldiers, and not disbanded during times of peace.
Meaning
1 sensesA professional permanent army composed of full-time career soldiers, and not disbanded during times of peace.
stehendes Heer, Berufsheer
a permanent army of paid soldiers
Translations
3 languagesDeutsch
By meaning 1
professional permanent army:
Forms
plural: standing armies| Singular | standing army |
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regular
See also
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