regular army
collocation in Englishmeaningsofregularandarmy
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regular
adjective
uk/ˈreɡ.jə.lər/us/ˈreɡ.jə.lɚ/
happening or doing ...
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army
noun
uk/ˈɑː.mi/us/ˈɑːr.mi/
a particular country's ...
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(Definition ofregularandarmyfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)
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Fifteen officers held commissions as generals in theregulararmyat the end of the war.
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Even without such aregulararmy, the force he commanded was quite impressive.
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Analysis of the higher ranks of theregulararmyon the eve of war in 1861 partially confirms the bipartisan background of senior officers.
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Governments relied on various combinations ofregulararmytroops, gendarmeries, citizen militias, and civilian police to maintain everyday order and to contain popular unrest.
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In the countryside of the central and eastern provinces theregulararmycarried out a radical offensive against unconventional separatist warfare.
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It appears that as many as half of theregulararmygenerals at the end of the war had partisan connections, with a nearly even split by party.
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Even in theregulararmyitself, the fervour, sense of common purpose, and ready acceptance of discipline so essential for victory in any war had frittered away.
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I must confess, however, that we are still suffering from a serious shortage of candidates for commissions in theregulararmy.
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To go in for an immense defence force must simply weaken theregulararmy.
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Recruits for theregulararmyand recruits for the territorial army are motivated in slightly different ways; they join for different reasons.
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The future of the reserve force, together with that of theregulararmy, is being discussed at the moment.
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Some changes to existingregulararmyterms of service are required.
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If he will make a statement on changes in the trained strength of theregulararmybetween 1997 and 2001.
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With a smallerregulararmythat may be even more important.
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Its full-time and part-time members could be given the option of continuing to serve either in the police or in theregulararmy.
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The detainees were not part of aregulararmywhen they were taken prisoner.
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Large landowners like theregulararmymaintain paramilitary gangs that drive people away from fertile land.
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The number of non-regular officers to whom regular commissions can be given depends upon the future permanent peace establishment of theregulararmy.
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Another is the development of aregulararmy.
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The matter is under consideration, as is the matter of the size of theregulararmy.
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