- standing army
- A military force of persons engaged full time in the service, maintained in times of peace as well as of war. See regular army.
Ballentine's law dictionary. Anderson, W.S.. 1998.
standing army
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Standing army — Standing Stand ing, a. 1. Remaining erect; not cut down; as, standing corn. [1913 Webster] 2. Not flowing; stagnant; as, standing water. [1913 Webster] 3. Not transitory; not liable to fade or vanish; lasting; as, a standing color. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Standing army — Army Ar my, n. [F. arm[ e]e, fr. L. armata, fem. of armatus, p. p. of armare to arm. Cf. {Armada}.] 1. A collection or body of men armed for war, esp. one organized in companies, battalions, regiments, brigades, and divisions, under proper… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
standing army — noun count a professional army that a country has all the time, not just in a war … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
standing army — n. an army maintained on a permanent basis, in peacetime as well as in time of war … English World dictionary
Standing army — A standing army is an army composed of full time career soldiers who stand over , in other words, who do not disband during times of peace. They differ from army reserves who are activated only during such times as war or natural disasters.… … Wikipedia
standing army — noun a permanent army of paid soldiers • Topics: ↑military, ↑armed forces, ↑armed services, ↑military machine, ↑war machine • Hypernyms: ↑army, ↑regular army, ↑ … Useful english dictionary
standing army — UK / US noun [countable] Word forms standing army : singular standing army plural standing armies a professional army that a country has all the time, not just in a war … English dictionary
standing army — regular army, permanent army … English contemporary dictionary
standing army — /stændɪŋ ˈami/ (say standing ahmee) noun a permanently organised military force kept up by a nation …
standing army — noun Date: 1603 a permanent army of paid soldiers … New Collegiate Dictionary
standing army — noun (C) a professional, permanent army, rather than one that has been formed for a war … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
