Usually means: Permanent, professional, national military force.
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  1. standing army: Merriam-Webster
  2. standing army: American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language
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  10. Standing Army (film), Standing army: Wikipedia, the Free Encyclopedia
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Definitions from Wiktionary (standing army)

▸ noun:  A professional permanent army composed of full-time career soldiers, and not disbanded during times of peace.

Similar:
active duty, militia, active service, army, green army, Territorial Army, regular, territorial, staff corps, soldier, more...

Opposite:
militia, volunteer army, reserve army

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Similar:
active duty, militia, active service, army, green army, Territorial Army, regular, territorial, staff corps, soldier, more...

Opposite:
militia, volunteer army, reserve army



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