federal army

collocation in English

meaningsoffederalandarmy

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federal
adjective
uk
/ˈfed.ər.əl/us
/ˈfed.ɚ.əl/
relating to the central government, and not to the government of a region, of some countries such as ...
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army
noun
uk
/ˈɑː.mi/us
/ˈɑːr.mi/
a particular country's ...
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(Definition offederalandarmyfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

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Ultimately the pro-division faction contrived to get the government to support its position and when the ' rebel' party revolted, thefederalarmyunleashed counter-revolutionary terror.
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They, too, formed part of the broader ' popular movement ' and played a major role in assisting thefederalarmyin combating the cristeros.
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A select number (roughly 10,000 in 1943, and then 20,000 each subsequent year until 1950) were required to enter thefederalarmyfor one year.
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There will be afederalarmyof 10 battalions.
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Serbs, through thefederalarmyand irregulars, are the major aggressors.
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Thefederalarmy, which was once about 8,000–10,000 strong, has risen to 130,000, with all that that has entailed in work and organisation.
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Yet the opposing sides started as components of afederalarmy.
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Thefederalarmywill commence operations next year.
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In that case, the first resistance would be put up by the conventional forces of thefederalarmy.
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She originally joined the revolutionary forces, joining her father fighting thefederalarmybecause there had been a raid in her village by federal troops.
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Thefederalarmyhad large amounts of camp followers but very few soldiers.
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At this point he left thefederalarmy.
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In peacetimes the fortress should hold 5,000 men of thefederalarmy, in wartimes up to 20,000 soldiers.
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