retired soldier

collocation in English

meaningsofretiredandsoldier

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retired
adjective
uk
/rɪˈtaɪəd/us
/rɪˈtaɪrd/
If someone is retired, they have stopped working permanently, usually because ...
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soldier
noun[C]
uk
/ˈsəʊl.dʒər/us
/ˈsoʊl.dʒɚ/
a person who is in an army and wears its uniform, especially someone who fights when there is ...
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(Definition ofretiredandsoldierfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

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In other cases, the local community (for which the responsibility for soldiers was a form of tax) could allow theretiredsoldierto retain his house.
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The first is from aretiredsoldierwho was compulsorily retired at a comparatively early age.
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Under these circumstances thisretiredsoldierthought he would be justified in applying for a continuance of his pension, and he did so.
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I have observed with satisfaction from time to time that efforts are made by military officers and by organisations to provide for the welfare of theretiredsoldier.
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He is the most recentlyretiredsoldier.
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There is a very good agricultural school and a building trades school there for retired soldiers whose future is in question.
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It is said that they are more to do with keeping retired soldiers busy than with providing an active soldier force.
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I hope that we shall not consider that retired soldiers have nothing whatever to do with defence.
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Many of these vehicles are owned by retired soldiers, and it would be a very serious thing to be too stern.
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Retired soldiers may obtain a permission to wear dress uniform on formal social occasions.
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He also plans to work for the rights of retired soldiers and policemen.
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The club offers active duty and retired soldiers the opportunity to gain their pilots license.
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In addition, retired soldiers were also called to voluntarily join in the fight against the organized crime groups.
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Retired soldiers and some serving personnel despaired at the prospect of the demise of their respective regiments.
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The school was usually attended by the children of retired soldiers.
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The funds were not adequate, and the enterprise failed to attract any retired soldiers.
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Those villages were first populated by the retired soldiers and thus carried the names of the corresponding military units, such as 1st regiment, 2nd regiment, and so forth.
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