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Source: WordNet (r) 1.7 

military
     adj 1: of or relating to the study of the principles of warfare;
            "military law"
     2: characteristic of or associated with soldiers or the
        military; "military uniforms" [ant: unmilitary]
     3: associated with or performed by armed services as contrasted
        with civilians; "military police" [ant: civilian]
     n : the military forces of a nation [syn: armed forces]

Source: Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) 

Military \Mil"i*ta*ry\, a. [L. militaris, militarius, from
   miles, militis, soldier: cf. F. militaire.]
   1. Of or pertaining to soldiers, to arms, or to war;
      belonging to, engaged in, or appropriate to, the affairs
      of war; as, a military parade; military discipline;
      military bravery; military conduct; military renown.

            Nor do I, as an enemy to peace, Troop in the throngs
            of military men.                      --Shak.

   2. Performed or made by soldiers; as, a military election; a
      military expedition. --Bacon.

   Military law. See Martial law, under Martial.

   Military order. (a) A command proceeding from a military
      superior.
      (b) An association of military persons under a bond of
          certain peculiar rules; especially, such an
          association of knights in the Middle Ages, or a body
          in modern times taking a similar form, membership of
          which confers some distinction.

   Military tenure, tenure of land, on condition of performing
      military service.
Military \Mil"i*ta*ry\, n. [Cf. F. militaire.]
   The whole body of soldiers; soldiery; militia; troops; the
   army.