gendarmerie

noun

variants or gendarmery
Definition of gendarmerienext
as in soldiers

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Recent Examples of gendarmerie The local gendarmerie, led by blandly untrustworthy Inspector Marchal (Bertrand Belin) is called in to investigate. — Jessica Kiang, Variety, 16 June 2026 The gendarmerie officers kept a close eye on those seated in court, checking that no one was using their smartphone to film İmamoğlu. — Kaya Genç, The Dial, 9 June 2026 The gendarmerie gave way to an ordinary constabulary force, and partial freedom of the press was granted. — Encyclopedia Britannica, 23 Mar. 2026 With State Premier Baum away on vacation, Frick had sought to lay the groundwork for Hitler’s naturalization by appointing him gendarmerie commissioner in the town of Hildburghausen, while at the same time releasing him from all duties as a civil servant. — Literary Hub, 17 Nov. 2025 See All Example Sentences for gendarmerie
Recent Examples of Synonyms for gendarmerie
  1. soldiers
  2. military
  3. troops
  4. militia
  5. servicemen
  6. soldiery
  7. service
Noun
  • The discovery raises the possibility of a grim outcome in the search for the four men, which has led to El Salvador deploying 450 special forces soldiers to Haiti as of Friday to aid the gang-fighting force in the search.
    — Jacqueline Charles, Miami Herald, 25 Oct. 2026
  • In May 2024, The War Zone examined Chinese state television video showing soldiers taking cover from first-person-view (FPV) drones, using a net-catching projectile, and demonstrating a handheld jammer.
    — Atharva Gosavi, Interesting Engineering, 25 Oct. 2026
Definition of soldiers
Noun
  • The 100-pound-force (lbf) Frenzy 6 prototype completed its first engine test in September, advancing the company’s effort to develop affordable propulsion systems for the US military.
    — Aamir Khollam, Interesting Engineering, 30 Oct. 2026
  • Over time, against long odds, the pair cleared a path for SpaceX to contracts at NASA and the US military.
    — Eric Berger, ArsTechnica, 29 Oct. 2026
Definition of military
Noun
  • The Egyptian support is defensive in nature and won't include any ground troops in Yemen, the official said on condition of anonymity because he wasn't authorized to speak to reporters.
    — Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 27 Oct. 2026
  • But by the fall of 2022, Ukraine had seized the offensive, liberating so much territory once held by Russian troops that Washington worried Putin might use a nuclear weapon to stop Ukrainian advances.
    — Michael McFaul, Foreign Affairs, 27 Oct. 2026
Definition of troops
Noun
  • Government troops last month clashed near Baidoa with militias loyal to former regional President Abdiaziz Hassan Mohamed Laftagareen, who resigned after federal forces seized the city in March.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 28 Oct. 2026
  • Now, however, more than half of its annual production is smuggled out by traders, generals, and militia leaders, according to United Nations experts and other analysts.
    — Mat Nashed, Christian Science Monitor, 28 Oct. 2026
Definition of militia
Noun
  • New data suggest that a quarter of American servicemen may have low testosterone.
    — Caroline Mimbs Nyce, New Yorker, 21 Oct. 2026
  • The video showed the man being accompanied by two FSB servicemen ​onto a plane, then in a cage in a Moscow court, which ordered him detained for nearly two months.
    — CNN Money, CNN Money, 14 Oct. 2026
Definition of servicemen
Noun
  • The experience of secession, of war, of industrial slaughter and gallant sacrifice, of Black soldiery and humanity all reforged Lincoln into a stronger alloy.
    — Jack Sheehan September 4, Literary Hub, 4 Sep. 2025
  • Moscow is not about to waste vital resources in airpower, weaponry or soldiery on peripheral endeavors such as supporting Assad or the Mullahs.
    — Melik Kaylan, Forbes, 1 Dec. 2024
Definition of soldiery
Noun
  • Edmond and fellow applicant Jessica Thibodeaux attended the meeting, and each addressed the council to discuss their background and interest in civic service.
    — Randy Moll, Arkansas Online, 26 Oct. 2026
  • Ground systems support the constellation and help sustain the positioning, navigation, and timing services used by military forces.
    — Atharva Gosavi, Interesting Engineering, 25 Oct. 2026
Definition of service

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