civilian
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The EU had the year before brokered a border recognition deal, along which it deployed a civilian monitoring mission.
From BBC • May 3, 2026
One of the great strengths of American democracy is that the country’s military is nonpartisan, a trait that ensures officers and service members alike obey the Constitution and serve civilian authority.
From Salon • May 3, 2026
He acknowledges disagreements between the civilian commission and the department but said most of it has been over information that county counsel advised him not to share because of confidentiality and labor laws.
From Los Angeles Times • May 1, 2026
In one of his first acts as civilian president, Min Aung Hlaing this month also pardoned Suu Kyi's top aide Win Myint, who served as her ceremonial president.
From Barron's • Apr. 30, 2026
Galina Burdina flew as a civilian pilot for Aeroflot for fifteen years before joining air traffic control; her friend Tamara Pamyatnykh became an air traffic controller at a civilian airport.
From "A Thousand Sisters" by Elizabeth Wein
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