soldiery

from WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006)

soldiery
    n 1: soldiers collectively [syn: {military personnel},
         {soldiery}, {troops}]

from The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

Soldiery \Sol"dier*y\, n.
   1. A body of soldiers; soldiers, collectivelly; the military.
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            A camp of faithful soldiery.          --Milton.
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   2. Military service. [Obs.] --Sir P. Sidney.
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from Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0

24 Moby Thesaurus words for "soldiery":
      armed force, armed service, army, array, career soldiers,
      fighting machine, forces, ground forces, ground troops, host,
      legions, military establishment, occupation force, paratroops,
      rank and file, ranks, regular army, regulars, ski troops,
      standing army, storm troops, the line, the military, troops

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