- Entity ID:
- military
- Long Name:
- Military
- Entity Type:
- concept
- Entity Subtype:
- theological
- Summary:
- The military, consisting of the Army, Navy, Marines, Coast Guard, and Air Force, and also known as the Armed Forces, are forces authorized to use lethal and / or deadly force, and weapons, to support the interests of the state and some or all of its citizens. The task of the military is usually defined as defense of the state, and its citizens, and the prosecution of war against another state. The military may also have additional sanctioned and non-sanctioned functions within a society, including, the promotion of a political agenda, protecting corporate economic interests, internal population control, construction, emergency services, social ceremonies, and guarding important areas. The military may also function as a discrete subculture within a larger civil society, through the development of separate infrastructures, which may include housing, schools, utilities, logistics, health and medical, law, food production, finance and banking.
–Wikipedia
- Is An Individual:
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No
- Is Published:
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Yes