armed force
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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
The Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps is best known as an armed force of nearly 200,000 paramilitary members.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Mar. 1, 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 decision was considered by many to be a blow to Haiti, which first requested the immediate deployment of a foreign armed force in October 2022.
From Seattle Times ● Jan. 26, 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
