civilian
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Pro-military politicians won a landslide and in April elected Min Aung Hlaing as civilian president.
From Barron's • Jul. 10, 2026
It brokered the two truces and threw its weight behind then junta chief Min Aung Hlaing when he mounted elections he touted as a return to civilian rule.
From Barron's • Jul. 10, 2026
"I would never intentionally murder an innocent civilian woman."
From BBC • Jul. 9, 2026
Proponents didn’t view the plan as a cure-all but called it a step toward breaking the cycle of intermittent attention by making civilian protection a year-round mission.
From Salon • Jul. 7, 2026
It had been commandeered from an idle civilian.
From "Half of a Yellow Sun" by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie
Vocabulary lists containing civilian
We the People: Civ
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