Lexipedia - Where words have meaning

military, armed forces

n. the military forces of a nation; "their military is the largest in the region"; "the military machine is the same one we faced in 1991 but now it is weaker"

campaign

n. several related operations aimed at achieving a particular goal (usually within geographical and temporal constraints)

campaign, political campaign

n. a race between candidates for elective office; "I managed his campaign for governor"; "he is raising money for a Senate run"

campaign, safari, hunting expedition

n. an overland journey by hunters (especially in Africa)

cause, drive, movement, campaign, crusade

n. a series of actions advancing a principle or tending toward a particular end; "he supported populist campaigns"; "they worked in the cause of world peace"; "the team was ready for a drive toward the pennant"; "the movement to end slavery"; "contributed to the war effort"

run, campaign

v. run, stand, or compete for an office or a position; "Who's running for treasurer this year?"

campaign, go on a campaign, take the field, go off to war

v. go on a campaign; go off to war

military

adj. associated with or performed by armed services as contrasted with civilians; "military police"

military

adj. characteristic of or associated with soldiers or the military; "military uniforms"

military

adj. of or relating to the study of the principles of warfare; "military law"

engagement, fight, battle

n. a hostile meeting of opposing military forces in the course of a war; "Grant won a decisive victory in the battle of Chickamauga"; "he lost his romantic ideas about war when he got into a real engagement"

scheme, strategy

n. an elaborate and systematic plan of action

war, warfare

n. the waging of armed conflict against an enemy; "thousands of people were killed in the war"

journey, journeying

n. the act of traveling from one place to another

expedition, excursion, jaunt, outing, junket, pleasure trip

n. a journey taken for pleasure; "many summer excursions to the shore"; "it was merely a pleasure trip"; "after cautious sashays into the field"

trek

n. a journey by ox wagon (especially an organized migration by a group of settlers)

enterprise, endeavor, endeavour

n. a purposeful or industrious undertaking (especially one that requires effort or boldness); "he had doubts about the whole enterprise"

expedition

n. a journey organized for a particular purpose

pilgrimage, pilgrim's journey

n. a journey to a sacred place

pursuit, hunt, quest

n. (search)

journey, journeying

n. the act of traveling from one place to another

presentation, presentment, demonstration

n. a show or display; the act of presenting something to sight or view; "the presentation of new data"; "he gave the customer a demonstration"

march, marching music

n. genre of music written for marching; "Sousa wrote the best marches"

seeking, quest

n. the act of searching for something; "a quest for diamonds"

effort, attempt, endeavor, endeavour, try

n. earnest and conscientious activity intended to do or accomplish something; "made an effort to cover all the reading material"; "wished him luck in his endeavor"; "she gave it a good try"

effort, exertion, travail, sweat, hard work, elbow grease

n. use of physical or mental energy; hard work; "he got an A for effort"; "they managed only with great exertion"

contest, contend, repugn

v. to make the subject of dispute, contention, or litigation; "They contested the outcome of the race"

lobby, buttonhole

v. detain in conversation by or as if by holding on to the outer garments of; as for political or economic favors

push for, fight for, campaign for, crusade for, agitate for

v. agitate for

civilian

adj. associated with or performed by civilians as contrasted with the military; "civilian clothing"; "civilian life"

unmilitary

adj. not associated with soldiers or the military; "unmilitary circles of government"; "fatigue duty involves nonmilitary labor"

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