civilian population
collocation in Englishmeaningsofcivilianandpopulation
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civilian
adjective
uk/sɪˈvɪl.jən/us/səˈvɪl.jən/
relating to a person who is not a member of the police or the ...
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population
noun[C, + sing/pl verb]
uk/ˌpɒp.jəˈleɪ.ʃən/us/ˌpɑː.pjəˈleɪ.ʃən/
all the people living in a particular country, area, ...
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(Definition ofcivilianandpopulationfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)
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His principal focus, however, is on the ' quotidian violence of acivilianpopulation' (p. 5) which may also explain why he has chosen to privilege a narrative of decline.
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While the soldier retained his prominence, thecivilianpopulationentered a process of victimisation caused by restrictions and hardships and, above all, by soaring casualties and the subsequent grief.
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Like this soldier, many conveyed the idea that thecivilianpopulationmisunderstood them, saw them as ' useless', and failed to recognise their ' true ' role in society.
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As a result of the long misuse of power by security sector staff, the police and military enjoy very little legitimacy in the eyes of thecivilianpopulation.
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Both sides must respect international humanitarian law and protect and assist thecivilianpopulationin the combat zone, as well as in the safe zone.
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The counter-insurgent responds with even greater force that does not spare thecivilianpopulation, thereby alienating it.
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The same diversity of behaviour can be observed in thecivilianpopulation.
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By the outbreak of war, only limited preparations had been made for the protection of thecivilianpopulationfrom the impact of air raids.
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They report that thecivilianpopulationof the annexed province has outrageously betrayed them.
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However, all these cases involved a foreign army against a nationalcivilianpopulation.
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Instead of respecting and valuing its clear and distinct role in society, thecivilianpopulationridiculed and also feared the armed forces.
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Since we were attempting to characterize trauma in acivilianpopulation, we felt that including combat trauma would confound the study.
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Away from the areas of fighting, earlier wars had not tended to drag in thecivilianpopulation.
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What remains puzzling about the civil war is the extreme level of violence unleashed by the rebels upon thecivilianpopulation.
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The overwhelming impression was of a war waged against acivilianpopulationand even against the land itself.
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Thecivilianpopulationhas no training on how to react in a disciplined manner to extraordinary situations.
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Regardless of its efficacy, the policy wreaks havoc on thecivilianpopulation.
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Most of the armed groups profit from the extraction of natural resources and extortion from thecivilianpopulation.
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In this region, too, frustration is growing among thecivilianpopulation, due to the government's inability to staunch a destructive rebellion which has little popular support.
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Since the beginning of the war in 1998, but also previously, armed people (mostly men and boys) have committed violent acts against thecivilianpopulationon a daily basis.
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