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Edward Everett

Meaning of "standing army" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF STANDING ARMY

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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF STANDING ARMY

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Standing army is a noun.
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WHAT DOES STANDING ARMY MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Standing army

A standing army is a permanent, often professional, army. It is composed of full-time soldiers and is not disbanded during times of peace. It differs from army reserves, who are enrolled for the long term, but activated only during wars or natural disasters, and temporary armies, which are raised from the civilian population only during a war or threat of war and disbanded once the war or threat is over. Standing armies tend to be better equipped, better trained, and better prepared for emergencies, defensive deterrence and, particularly, wars. The term dates from approximately 1600, although the phenomenon it describes is much older. The army of ancient Rome is considered to have been a standing army during much of the Imperial period and during some of the late republican period. The first record of a standing army is the army of Sumer in Mesopotamia, recorded on the Stele of the Vultures, between 2600-2350 BCE. The first 'modern' standing armies in Europe were the Janissaries of the Ottoman Empire, formed in the fourteenth century CE. In western Europe the first standing army was established by Charles VII of France in the year 1445.

Definition of standing army in the English dictionary

The definition of standing army in the dictionary is a permanent army of paid soldiers maintained by a nation.

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE STANDING ARMY

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WORDS THAT END LIKE STANDING ARMY

army
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Dad´s army
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field army
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Irish Republican Army
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Red Army
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Tartan Army
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Territorial Army
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Synonyms and antonyms of standing army in the English dictionary of synonyms

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Translation of «standing army» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF STANDING ARMY

Find out the translation of standing army to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of standing army from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «standing army» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

常备军
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

ejército permanente
570 millions of speakers

English

standing army
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

स्थायी सेना
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

الجيش النظامي
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

постоянная армия
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

exército permanente
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

স্থায়ী সেনা
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

armée permanente
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Tentera berdiri
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

stehendes Heer
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

常備軍
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

상비군
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Ngadeg tentara
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

đứng quân đội
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

இராணுவம் நிற்கிறது
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

उभे सैन्य
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

Ayakta duran ordu
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

esercito permanente
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

stoi armia
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

постійна армія
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

armată permanentă
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

μόνιμος στρατός
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

staande weermag
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

stående armé
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

stående hær
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of standing army

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «STANDING ARMY»

The term «standing army» is normally little used and occupies the 113.705 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «STANDING ARMY» OVER TIME

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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about standing army

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2 QUOTES WITH «STANDING ARMY»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word standing army.
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Adam Carolla
All's the government should do is keep the taxes and regulations at a manageable rate, keep a decent standing army and get out of the way.
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Edward Everett
Education is a better safeguard of liberty than a standing army.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «STANDING ARMY»

Discover the use of standing army in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to standing army and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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Hospital Care and the British Standing Army, 1660-1714
Taking a broadly chronological approach, this book explores the nature and the quality of medical, nursing and welfare facilities provided in hospitals for soldiers during the formative years of the British standing army between 1660 and ...
Eric Gruber von Arni, 2006
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History of the British Standing Army.
Clifford Walton. among the chiefs of the renewed corporation. It was in this Charter that the coat-of-arms still borne by the Company was granted. (Ill. CLXXXVII.) Charles the First renewed the different provisions of the Charter in 1633; and in ...
Clifford Walton
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Letters on the Impolicy of a Standing Army, in time of ...
So hard have the Ministerial Crew been put to it for arguments to defend the keeping up of a Standing Army, that we find in the Debates of the Lords, 4, 453, a pretence taken for the number pf standing forces kept tip in France, for our keeping ...
‎1793
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A collection of state tracts, publish'd on occasion of the ...
The Cafe of England as to a Standing Army, ibid* Pretences for a Standing Army examined? 570, &c Army and Militia considered, 573. Standing Army accounted a Grievance in King Charles II. Reign, 575. The first Projetl of a Standing Army, ...
Maiole (Counte de.), 1706
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The Army in Cromwellian England, 1649-1660
From 1649 to 1660 England was ruled by a standing army for the only time in its history. This is the first study to describe the nature of that experience, both for members of the army and for civilian society.
Henry Reece, 2013
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The Army, James II, and the Glorious Revolution
Across western Europe the second half of the seventeenth century witnessed the rise of the standing army. The morass of private contractors and mercenaries which had populated the military world during and before the Thirty Years' War had ...
John Childs, 1980
7
Giant of the Grand Siècle: The French Army, 1610-1715
A detailed revisionist analysis of the seventeenth-century French army.
John A. Lynn, 2006
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Selected Writings of Daniel Defoe
Standing Army, with Consent of Parliament, is not Inconsistent with a Free Government 1698 After a war which had exhausted both antagonists, France and England signed the Treaty of Ryswick on 20 September 1697. Louis XIV, however ...
Daniel Defoe, James T. Boulton, 1975
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A Dress Rehearsal for Revolution: John Trenchard and Thomas ...
During this three-year period, debates took place in parliament and in the press regarding standing armies. One side argued in favor of a standing army in order to defend the nation if necessary. Another group favored a reduction of the army,  ...
Heather E. Barry, 2007
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The Wealth of Nations
The Boman militia, being continually in the field, became in the progress of the war a well-disciplined and well-exercised standing army; and the superiority of Annibal grew every day less and less. Asdrubal judged it necessary to lead the ...
Adam Smith, 1902

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «STANDING ARMY»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term standing army is used in the context of the following news items.
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Netanyahu must force Israeli army to enact crucial reforms
An Israeli Merkava tank rolls back from the Gaza Strip to an army base at the ... if the uncontrolled growth of the pensions of standing army veterans continues, ... «Haaretz, Jul 15»
2
Jade Helm paranoia recalls days of yore
But it's paranoia that reflects a quintessentially American concern about the risks of a standing army – one that goes back to James Madison, and is tied to the ... «Albuquerque Journal, Jul 15»
3
A standing army by any name stinks as much
Unless you're living under a rock, you probably realize that “police brutality” no longer hurts only black people and potheads. Cops attack expectant mothers, ... «Personal Liberty Digest, Apr 15»
4
The Five Most Deadly Armies of Asia
With an estimated active-duty ground force of 1.6 million and 9,000 tanks, the People's Liberation Army Ground Force is the largest standing army in the world. «The National Interest Online, Nov 14»
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When Local Police Become a “Standing Army
A toddler was put in a medically induced coma and hospitalized for more than a month after a Cornelia, Georgia, SWAT team tossed a flash-bang grenade into ... «The New American, Aug 14»
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Ferguson Fiasco Reveals Standing Army By Proxy
The police response to protesters in Ferguson, Missouri, is latest example of how citizen abuse is an unavoidable result of the unconstitutional collusion ... «Personal Liberty Digest, Aug 14»
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Having An Army Might Be Practical, But It's Not Obligatory
In addition, there are half a dozen countries with no standing army that maintain limited paramilitary security forces for protection. These include Iceland, Haiti, ... «NPR, Jun 14»
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Has The Department of Homeland Security Become America's …
“A standing military force, with an overgrown Executive will not long be safe ... to building what the Founders feared most—a standing army on American soil. «Mintpress News, Jun 14»
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Final UK Military Cuts Announced To Meet 2018 Goals
The UK will reduce the level of its regular Army an additional 1,000 ... the cuts have been completed, Britain will field its smallest standing Army since the days of ... «DefenseNews.com, Jun 14»
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Gen Sir Peter Wall: Britain needs a strong Army
Today's standing Army exists to respond quickly in the Nation's interest. It needs well-trained, well-equipped units with committed soldiers ready to deploy at ... «Telegraph.co.uk, Jun 14»

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