military defeat

collocation in English

meaningsofmilitaryanddefeat

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military
adjective
uk
/ˈmɪl.ɪ.tər.i/us
/ˈmɪl.ə.ter.i/
relating to or belonging to the ...
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defeat
noun[C or U]
uk
/dɪˈfiːt/us
/dɪˈfiːt/
the fact of losing against someone in a fight or competition, or when someone or something is made ...
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(Definition ofmilitaryanddefeatfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

Examplesofmilitary defeat

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In fact, theirmilitarydefeatonly came in 1979.
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After 1870, it was held partly responsible for themilitarydefeat.
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But theirmilitarydefeatwas secondary to the political symbolism of their resistance.
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Democracy spelt disorder and, for a proud commercial empire, was likely to engender internal dissension and, ultimately,militarydefeat.
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Their lack of freedom through the partitions had meant that their knowledge of the world was gained through catastrophic uprisings,militarydefeat, exile, oppression and conspiracy.
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Militarydefeatin itself is not a guarantee of continued peace in the future.
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The third reason is the certainty ofmilitarydefeat.
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We are debating defence, not to prevent amilitarydefeat, but to prevent the outbreak of a war.
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One is the question of appeasement and the other is the experience ofmilitarydefeat.
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Those places have been lost to us bymilitarydefeat.
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I hold the view that this country has sustained a political and amilitarydefeatthe magnitude of which cannot yet be understood.
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It is not being done by force of arms; it is not coming about as a result of amilitarydefeator a military victory.
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At that time this country was very nearly brought to its knees not throughmilitarydefeat, but because of the sheer difficulty of importing food.
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Revolution was the effect, not the cause, ofmilitarydefeat.
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Themilitarydefeatof the enemy is a war aim.
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We in this country must achieve a similar degree of resurgence and dynamism without the challenge ofmilitarydefeator political collapse.
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At the moment,militarydefeatof the puppet regime by the guerrillas in the short or medium term is highly unlikely if not impossible.
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They can be seen now as little more than a fig leaf to covermilitarydefeatand political misjudgment.
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It was the greatestmilitarydefeatwe have ever had.
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