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

It has a significant presence in both the Lebanese parliament and government, and controls the most powerful armed force in the country.

From BBC • Sep. 24, 2024

His small and poorly armed force was scattered in less than a week.

From "One Hundred Years of Solitude" by Gabriel Garcia Marquez