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Deserter vs Army - What's the difference?

deserter | army |

As nouns the difference between deserter and army

is that deserter is a person who has physically removed him- or herself from the control or direction of a military or naval unit with the intention of permanently leaving while army is a large, highly organized military force, concerned mainly with ground (rather than air or naval) operations.

As a proper noun Army is

a sports team representing the US Military Academy at West Point.

deserter

English

Noun

(en noun)
  • A person who has physically removed him- or herself from the control or direction of a military or naval unit with the intention of permanently leaving
  • Under the United States Code of Military Justice, a person who has been placed on AWOL status for more than 30 days
  • Verb

    (head)
  • 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

    See also

    * Navy * Air Force * Marines

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