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
  • Our soldiers, who have been on the front line for weeks and months, are being delivered food and water using appropriate drones with Starlink.
    — Kristin Wright, NPR, 18 Oct. 2026
  • An Army officer who fought with his superiors for his soldiers’ safety.
    — Washington Post readers, Washington Post, 18 Oct. 2026
Definition of soldiers
Noun
  • Such designs can help militaries integrate new equipment without rebuilding their entire communications infrastructure around a single platform.
    — Aamir Khollam, Interesting Engineering, 16 Oct. 2026
  • Ukrainians awoke on Wednesday to find that their military had been restricted in its use of Starshield, the American satellite service undergirding swaths of the nation’s defensive infrastructure and weaponry.
    — Timothy Nerozzi, The Washington Examiner, 15 Oct. 2026
Definition of military
Noun
  • About 45,000 Japanese troops and 12,000 American service members are participating in the biennial Keen Sword 27.
    — Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 20 Oct. 2026
  • In her hometown of Yefremov, about 300 kilometers (185 miles) south of Moscow and about halfway to the border with Ukraine, Masha’s teacher had asked the class to draw pictures supporting Russian troops.
    — Melissa Bell, CNN Money, 20 Oct. 2026
Definition of troops
Noun
  • Advertisement In response to the Israel-Hamas war, the Yemeni militia launched several strikes on shipping vessels in the Red Sea, disrupting global trade in late 2023 and the early months of 2024.
    — Olivia-Anne Cleary, Time, 15 Oct. 2026
  • The outlook for that contest going ahead in Saudi Arabia has been thrown into doubt by the kingdom’s involvement in the war in Yemen against Houthi militias.
    — Matthew Martin, semafor.com, 14 Oct. 2026
Definition of militia
Noun
  • 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
  • Kelly gave the example that six years ago NIPSCO employed 230 linemen and now there are approximately 180, a 22% decrease, and gas servicemen are down from the 180 the company budgeted for just a few years ago to 143.
    — Shelley Jones, Chicago Tribune, 8 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
  • Metal forks are stored handles downward and plastic forks are positioned both directions for patron self service.
    — NWA Democrat-Gazette, Arkansas Online, 19 Oct. 2026
  • These tools are primarily used by those who make less than $50,000 according to a 2022 Government Accountability Office report, with food and rent being the key reasons people use the service, one case study of food and restaurant workers found.
    — Sasha Rogelberg, Fortune, 18 Oct. 2026
Definition of service

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