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Army vs Conclave - What's the difference?

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Army is a related term of conclave.


As a proper noun army

is a sports team representing the.

As a noun conclave is

conclave.

army

English

(wikipedia army)

Noun

(armies)
  • A large, highly organized military force, concerned mainly with ground (rather than air or naval) operations.
    • The army was sent in to quell the uprising.
  • # Used absolutely for that entire branch of the armed forces.
  • The army received a bigger share of this year's budget increase than the navy or air force.
  • # (often capitalized) Within a vast military, a very large tactical contingent (e.g. a number of divisions).
  • The Fourth Army''' suffered such losses that its remainders were merged into the Second '''Army , also deployed on the Western front.
  • The governmental agency in charge of a state's army.
    • The army opposed the legislature's involvement.
  • (figuratively) A large group of people working toward the same purpose.
    • It took an army of accountants to uncover the fraud.
  • (figuratively) A large group of social animals working toward the same purpose.
    • Our house is being attacked by an army of ants.
  • (figuratively) Any multitude.
    • On sunny days the beaches draw armies of tourists of all kinds.

    Synonyms

    * host * *

    Derived terms

    () * army ant * army base * army boots * army group * army surplus * Swiss Army Knife, Swiss Army Penknife * * bonsai army

    Related terms

    () * arm, arms, armed * armament * armor, armour

    See also

    * Navy * Air Force * Marines

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    conclave

    English

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • The set of apartments within which the cardinals of the Roman Catholic Church are continuously secluded while engaged in choosing a pope.
  • The group of Roman Catholic cardinals locked in a conclave until they elect a new pope; the body of cardinals.
  • * (Robert South)
    • It was said a cardinal, by reason of his apparent likelihood to step into St. Peter's chair, that in two conclaves he went in pope and came out again cardinal.
  • A private meeting; a close or secret assembly.
  • * (Thomas Babington Macaulay)
    • The verdicts pronounced by this conclave (Johnson's Club) on new books, were speedily known over all London.

    Derived terms

    * in conclave: engaged in a secret meeting; said of a group of people.

    Related terms

    * clave * clavis