gendarmerie

noun

variants or gendarmery
Definition of gendarmerienext
as in soldiers

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Recent Examples of gendarmerie On Monday, a faction of the paramilitary gendarmerie supporting the protests also took control of the gendarmerie at a formal ceremony in the presence of senior government officials, a Reuters witness said. — CNN Money, 13 Oct. 2025 While the Russian foreign ministry claimed joint responsibility for neutralizing the attack along with the Nigerien armed forces, a contingent of Italian forces and its gendarmerie, known as the Carabinieri, were also present. — Kaitlyn Rabe, The Conversation, 16 June 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 Early on Tuesday, Turkish prosecutors issued detention orders for 241 suspects, and 209 of them were subsequently taken into custody in police and gendarmerie raids around Ankara, according to a statement from the chief prosecutor’s office. — ABC News, 23 June 2026 See All Example Sentences for gendarmerie
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  1. soldiers
  2. military
  3. troops
  4. militia
  5. servicemen
  6. soldiery
  7. service
Noun
  • In a victory march across the makeshift bridge, the soldiers transported 140 Carthaginian elephants from Sicily to Rome’s Circus Maximus, according to the first-century historian Pliny the Elder.
    — David Goldman, CNN Money, 8 July 2026
  • All the gold is gone, and there’s barely enough to pay her soldiers, let alone throw a lavish coronation.
    — Erik Kain, Forbes.com, 6 July 2026
Definition of soldiers
Noun
  • The display will be part of Freedom 250's Salute to America Celebration, which the group said will also include military flyovers and a huge military ensemble.
    — Melina Khan, USA Today, 4 July 2026
  • In the 1980s, Hollywood started collaborating with the Department of Defense on films that would paint a more triumphant, patriotic portrait military compared to the critical movies made in the shadow of the Vietnam War.
    — Leah Asmelash, CNN Money, 3 July 2026
Definition of military
Noun
  • Currently, more than 4,000 National Guard troops remain deployed in the District.
    — Fernando Cervantes Jr, USA Today, 3 July 2026
  • There are construction cranes, National Guard troops, and portable restrooms everywhere.
    — Matt Viser, The Atlantic, 2 July 2026
Definition of troops
Noun
  • William's sixth-great-grandfather was born in Coventry in 1740 and enlisted as a private in the Connecticut militia.
    — Stephanie Nolasco, FOXNews.com, 5 July 2026
  • Diarists and observers, including hymn writer John Newton and militia officers, often treated the event as an omen reflecting the gravity of the Revolution.
    — Joe Rao, Space.com, 4 July 2026
Definition of militia
Noun
  • At least two British servicemen, the late Capt.
    — Katie Hunt, CNN Money, 18 June 2026
  • Rivers’ goal is to regenerate the psychic nerves of these shattered servicemen.
    — The Know, Denver Post, 7 June 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
  • The Lodging Association letter, which was written by executive director Fred Tayco, says charging hotels a flat fee could violate Proposition 26’s requirements that fees not exceed the reasonable cost of providing a service.
    — David Garrick, San Diego Union-Tribune, 9 July 2026
  • Lainez said the city would have had to make cuts to senior programs, public safety services and capital improvement projects.
    — Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 9 July 2026
Definition of service

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