"armed response" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: armed responses [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} armed response (plural armed responses)
  1. (politics) A response to a political issue that involves military action or the use of weapons. Categories (topical): Politics
    Sense id: en-armed_response-en-noun-qBR8Q6RZ Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 62 38 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 74 26 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 87 13 Topics: government, politics
  2. A response made by an armed police officer, team etc. to a particular emergency situation.
    Sense id: en-armed_response-en-noun-gKPNdMN2

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