Concept cluster: Social systems > Military units or groups
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athletic club
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A sports team representing the US Military Academy at West Point.
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(US, informal) The United States 1st Infantry Division
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(chiefly Canada, US, colloquial) Initial, basic indoctrination, physical fitness training and basic instruction in service-related subjects for new recruits in the armed forces (army, Air Force, navy and Marine Corps).
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A group of people organized for a common purpose.
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A member of a brigade
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(military) The framework or skeleton upon which a new regiment is to be formed; the officers of a regiment forming the staff.
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(military historical, rare) The selection by lot of every hundredth man (of an army or group of prisoners or mutineers) for execution.
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A unit in ancient Roman army, originally of 100 army soldiers as part of a cohort, later of more varied sizes (but typically containing 60 to 70 or 80) soldiers or other men (guards, police, firemen), commanded by a centurion.
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(historical, Ancient Rome, military) Any division of a Roman legion, normally of about 500 or 600 men (equalling about six centuries).
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An organized group of people united by a common purpose.
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An officer enforcing customs laws.
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(US, military, U.S. Space Force) A military unit, nominally headed by a colonel, equivalent to a USAF operations wing, or an army regiment.
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(historical) A military subdivision of a country
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(military) A person who instructs in marching drill.
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(chiefly UK, military or quasi-military organizations such as police or fire departments) A man who is on duty in a particular setting.
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A thorough cleaning of a military barracks by its inhabitants.
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(military) A tour of inspection by a general officer or commander, visiting all the guards in the officer's command.
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The military installation from which troops are commanded and orders are issued; the military unit consisting of a commander and his support staff.
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(military, Ancient Rome) The major unit or division of the Roman army, usually comprising 3000 to 6000 infantry soldiers and 100 to 200 cavalry troops.
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(military, Ancient Rome) A soldier belonging to a legion; a professional soldier of the ancient Roman army.
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A member of a legion, especially the French Foreign Legion.
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A body of legions; legions collectively.
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(informal, US) The cadets of the United States Military Academy.
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A military organization of marines, soldiers who are trained and equipped to fight on or from ships.
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(US) Of the grade and quality used by the military.
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Armed forces.
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(military) A regiment of 10,000 soldiers, especially (historical) a Mongolian toman.
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(historical) A member of the Allied military forces that occupied Japan at the end of World War II.
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(colloquial) A member of a paramilitary group.
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(military) A discrete detachment of troops, especially for a particular purpose.
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(education, historical) A group of children in the platoon grouping education system.
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(military slang) An exemption from certain types of duties due to injury or disability.
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Enlisted soldiers in a military organization, as would be arrayed in a grid pattern with ranks and files.
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(obsolete) A hall.
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(military) A group of 10-15 soldiers led by a non-commissioned officer and forming part of a platoon.
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An enlisted member of a military service, as distinguished from a commissioned officer.
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The profession or skill of being a soldier.
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(in Italy) A Fascist military cadre
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(military) An establishment of officers in various departments attached to an army, to a section of an army, or to the commander of an army. The general's staff consists of those officers about his person who are employed in carrying his commands into execution.
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(UK, military, historical) A body of officers and soldiers who performed engineering and siege duties, made reconnaissances, etc. during the wars of Wellington.
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The official newspaper of the United States armed forces.
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(taxonomy) A group of legions.
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A military organization, or another agency or organization of government in which members wear a uniform.
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A group of eight uniformed services of the United States federal government defined by federal law. It includes six armed services (the Army, Navy, Marine Corps, Air Force, Coast Guard, and Space Force) and two non-military services (the Public Health Service Commissioned Corps and the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration Commissioned Corps).
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A company of soldiers (especially in ancient Rome) grouped under the same flag.

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