Definitions

standing army

NOUN

regular army

Synonyms

WEAK

active forces career soldiers permanent army professional army professional soldiers regulars

Example Sentences

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Today the country has its smallest standing army since the Napoleonic wars.

From The Wall Street Journal

North Korea has one of the largest standing armies in the world, with more than one million soldiers.

From New York Times

There won't be two standing armies fighting each other, she explained: "There will be sporadic outbreaks of violence, insurgencies — and we have that already."

From Salon

Stevens said the amendment was adopted out of concern that a national standing army might pose a threat to the security of the states.

From Washington Post

“I think they’re doing amazingly well given that they’re at war with one of the largest standing armies in the world,” he said.

From Seattle Times