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
  • That means determining how robots are transported, controlled, tasked, and integrated with soldiers and existing command structures.
    — Kaif Shaikh, Interesting Engineering, 1 Sep. 2026
  • This is my personal version of those videos of soldiers coming home from war, and the other women react as such.
    — Tom Smyth, Vulture, 31 Aug. 2026
Definition of soldiers
Noun
  • Last month, multiple sources familiar with the matter told CNN that the US military had exhausted nearly 80% of its interceptors for a key missile defense system.
    — Nadeen Ebrahim, CNN Money, 4 Sep. 2026
  • The show comes from Goalhanger’s drama bosses Joel Emery and Adam Jarrell, and was developed with input from current and former military and defence professionals, including serving airborne serviceman and military adviser Sergeant Dave Allen.
    — Jesse Whittock, Deadline, 3 Sep. 2026
Definition of military
Noun
  • And the United States has already used up many critical munitions and strained its troops in the region by keeping the war going.
    — JAMES F. JEFFREY, Foreign Affairs, 3 Sep. 2026
  • Government troops patrolled the streets, ambulances rushed to the victims, and residents ventured out assessing damage and clearing out bloodied clothes from the pavement.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 3 Sep. 2026
Definition of troops
Noun
  • Uganda has succeeded in eliminating an outbreak; but Ituri province in north-eastern Congo is unstable, with ongoing conflict and roaming militias.
    — The Week UK, TheWeek, 28 Aug. 2026
  • The day before, Mazloum Abdi, the leader of the large Kurdish militia, announced that his Syrian Democratic Forces would be dissolved and integrated into the national army.
    — The Christian Science Monitor, Christian Science Monitor, 28 Aug. 2026
Definition of militia
Noun
  • Its most prominent feature was the Rock, a small mountain honeycombed with thirty-four miles of tunnels that housed some sixteen thousand British servicemen as well as an American liaison office.
    — Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 31 Aug. 2026
  • It's cost American taxpayers tens of billions of dollars and the lives of 18 servicemen.
    — Dana Taylor, USA Today, 28 Aug. 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
  • Treasury yields moved lower across the curve on Thursday, as traders look ahead to key services and jobs data for more insights into the domestic economic picture following a sharp sell-off in global bond markets.
    — Hugh Leask, CNBC, 3 Sep. 2026
  • Strong companies may begin with electric-fleet operations, depot management, charging, maintenance, logistics or mobility services and evolve toward autonomous-ready infrastructure.
    — John Gabriel, Forbes.com, 2 Sep. 2026
Definition of service

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