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Standing army   /stˈændɪŋ ˈɑrmi/   Listen
noun
Army  n.  
1.
A collection or body of men armed for war, esp. one organized in companies, battalions, regiments, brigades, and divisions, under proper officers.
2.
A body of persons organized for the advancement of a cause; as, the Blue Ribbon Army.
3.
A great number; a vast multitude; a host. "An army of good words."
Standing army, a permanent army of professional soldiers, as distinguished from militia or volunteers.


adjective
Standing  adj.  
1.
Remaining erect; not cut down; as, standing corn.
2.
Not flowing; stagnant; as, standing water.
3.
Not transitory; not liable to fade or vanish; lasting; as, a standing color.
4.
Established by law, custom, or the like; settled; continually existing; permanent; not temporary; as, a standing army; legislative bodies have standing rules of proceeding and standing committees.
5.
Not movable; fixed; as, a standing bed (distinguished from a trundle-bed).
Standing army. See Standing army, under Army.
Standing bolt. See Stud bolt, under Stud, a stem.
Standing committee, in legislative bodies, etc., a committee appointed for the consideration of all subjects of a particular class which shall arise during the session or a stated period.
Standing cup, a tall goblet, with a foot and a cover.
Standing finish (Arch.), that part of the interior fittings, esp. of a dwelling house, which is permanent and fixed in its place, as distinguished from doors, sashes, etc.
Standing order
(a)
(Eccl.) the denomination (Congregational) established by law; a term formerly used in Connecticut. See also under Order.
(a)
(Com.) an order for goods which are to be delivered periodically, without the need for renewal of the order before each delivery.
Standing part. (Naut.)
(a)
That part of a tackle which is made fast to a block, point, or other object.
(b)
That part of a rope around which turns are taken with the running part in making a knot or the like.
Standing rigging (Naut.), the cordage or ropes which sustain the masts and remain fixed in their position, as the shrouds and stays, distinguished from running rigging.





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... industry and labor. Hence the restrictions to which public instruction with them is subjected, in order to keep them so ignorant as to render them unable to know and enforce their rights in any shape or form. Hence the navy and standing army kept in and about their country at an enormous expense (paid out of taxes levied on Cuba), to make them submit to the ...
— Lippincott's Magazine of Popular Literature and Science, Volume 11, No. 24, March, 1873 • Various
... of this kind of reasoning are found in the following sentences: "It will rain because an east wind is blowing"; "As most of our officers in the standing army have been West Point graduates, the United States military system has reached a high standard of efficiency." The following are ...
— Practical Argumentation • George K. Pattee
... standing army is maintained in each province of Abyssinia proper. Every able-bodied Abyssinian is expected to join the army in case of need, and a force, well armed with modern weapons, approaching 250,000 can be placed in the field. The cavalry is chiefly composed ...
— Project Gutenberg Encyclopedia
... warfare. About 7,000 Canadians had taken part in the South African war, fifteen years before, and some of these, together with a few ex-regulars who had seen active service, were formed into the Princess Patricia's Light Infantry. Otherwise, with the exception of the 3,000 regulars that formed the standing army of Canada, the men and most of the officers ...
— History of the World War - An Authentic Narrative of the World's Greatest War • Francis A. March and Richard J. Beamish
... the effect of a standing army, which withdraws men during a part of the reproductive period and keeps most of them in a celibate career. The officers marry late if at all and show a very low birth-rate. The prolonged celibacy has in many armies led to a higher incidence of venereal diseases ...
— Applied Eugenics • Paul Popenoe and Roswell Hill Johnson


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