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Military [entity]

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Some Possessor, either a nation, institution, or private individual, controls a Force whose primary functions to defend the Possessor (or, in the case of an institution or individual, some area of land significant to them) and to carry out offensive actions for the Possessor. The Domain of operation of the Force may be expressed.

Properties

ID
#1514
Entry
frm_military
Namespace
Entity
FrameNet version
Military (fn_1.7_2023)
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Ontological type
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English name
Military

Core Frame Elements (2)

Core Frame Elements
Frame element Definition Semantic type Constraint
Force
The Force is the body of soldiers that acts in military capacity for the Possessor. This FE is incorporated in each word in this frame.
category
group
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Possessor
The Possessor is the nation, institution, or individual who possesses and/or controls the Force.

The American invasion, which drew 26000 American troops against General Noriega's|pos army, was the largest US military operation since Vietnam.
Unfortunately, They|pos don't have a very strong army.
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Peripheral Frame Elements (5)

Peripheral Frame Elements
Frame element Definition Semantic type Constraint
Descriptor
A characterization of the Force.

And while Serbia is keen to invest in its dilapidated|des armed forces, Montenegro wants to introduce a 4000-strong professional army.
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Domain
The Domain in which the Force operates.

The Persians originally planned to rely solely on their land|dom army to advance beyond Athens.
You seem to think that our intelligence and covert ops|dom forces and our military are only able to conduct one mission at a time.
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Goal
A (permanent or temporary) Goal of the Force.

Right at this time of emergency, the revolutionary|goa army made one attack after another in their rear, thus adding to their confusion.
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Members
The consituent members of the Force.

The US has an entirely citizen|mem army.
category
human
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Period_of_existence
The length of time that the particular military organization has existed.
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Frame-Frame Relations (2)

Inheritance

Inheritance relations
Inherits from
Organization
FE-FE

Using

Using relations
Is used by
Member_of_military
FE-FE

Lexical Units (13)

Lexical units of this frame
LU Type Definition
air force.n โ€” COD: a branch of the armed forces concerned with fighting or defence in the air.
armed forces.n โ€” FN: the army, navy, and air force.
army.n โ€” COD: an organized military force equipped for fighting on land.
coast guard.n โ€” COD: a person or organization that keeps watch over coastal waters to assist people or ships in danger and to preven smuggling.
force.n โ€” COD: an organized body of military personnel, police, or workers.
marines.n โ€” COD: a body of troops trained to serve on land or sea, in particular (in the US), the Marine Corps.
military forces.n โ€” FN: the army, navy, etc. of a nation.
military.a โ€” COD: of, relating to, or characteristic of soldiers or armed forces.
military.n โ€” FN: the armed forces, particularly of a nation.
militia.n โ€” FN: a military force composed of citizens, as opposed to professional full-time soldiers.
national guard.n โ€” FN: the branch of the armed services that functions more like a militia - is more of a reserve force, and is capable of functioning in both military and law enforcement situations
naval.a โ€” COD: of, in, or relating to a navy or navies.
navy.n โ€” FN: the branch of the armed services that operates at sea.
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