"standing army" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: standing armies [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun|head=standing army}} standing army (plural standing armies)
  1. A professional permanent army composed of full-time career soldiers, and not disbanded during times of peace. Translations (professional permanent army): 常備軍 (Chinese Mandarin), 常备军 (chángbèijūn) (Chinese Mandarin), staand leger [neuter] (Dutch), stehendes Heer [neuter] (German), esercito permanente [masculine] (Italian), dejma [feminine] (Maltese), armată permanentă [feminine] (Romanian)

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