armed force
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De la Espriella, a criminal defense attorney, campaigned on building prisons and using armed force against drug traffickers.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 2, 2026
Revised wording no longer explicitly invokes Chapter 7 of the UN Charter, which allows the Security Council to authorize armed force to restore peace.
From Barron's ● Apr. 3, 2026
Its armed force, at least until the recent hostilities, was viewed as more capable than the Lebanese army, with an arsenal of rockets, missiles and drones.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 28, 2024
The Irrawaddy, a Myanmar online news outlet, reported Tuesday that members of a Karen armed force who are not affiliated with the Karen National Union were guarding the bridges on the Myanmar side.
From Seattle Times ● Apr. 10, 2024
The more accurate term for Smith’s armed force was militia.
From "An Indigenous People’s History of the United States" by Roxanne Dunbar-Ortiz
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