What does military action mean?

Definitions for military action
mil·i·ta·ry ac·tion

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Princeton's WordNet

  1. military action, actionnoun

    a military engagement

    "he saw action in Korea"

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  1. military action

    Military action refers to any activities or operations conducted by armed forces to achieve a specific objective. This can include various forms of conflict or combat such as wars, battles, skirmishes, as well as non-combat operations such as peacekeeping, surveillance, or humanitarian missions. Such actions may be taken as part of a wider defense or security policy enacted by a state or international organization.

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Numerology

  1. Chaldean Numerology

    The numerical value of military action in Chaldean Numerology is: 2

  2. Pythagorean Numerology

    The numerical value of military action in Pythagorean Numerology is: 7

Examples of military action in a Sentence

  1. Leon Panetta:

    I don't think Israel is going to stand by and allow Iran to develop a nuclear weapon because they would view that as a direct threat to the existence of Israel, it would be my sense that Israel would seriously consider some type of military action to deal with that.

  2. Bernd Palenda:

    We have no evidence that the rapper known as Deso Dogg … died in a military action.

  3. Rex Tillerson:

    All options for responding to future provocations must remain on the table, diplomatic and financial leverage or power will be backed up by willingness to counteract North Korean aggression with military action, if necessary.

  4. Adam Schiff:

    For far too long, Congress has abdicated its constitutional responsibility to authorize military action abroad, effectively ceding the war-making power to the Executive Branch.

  5. Jake Sullivan:

    The way they have built up their forces, the way they have maneuvered things in place, makes it a distinct possibility that there will be major military action very soon.


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