occupying force

Frequency: 7.210.1 per million words

A general term for a group of soldiers or police sent to control a place.

occupyingADJECTIVE + NOUN

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force

Examples (10)

  • The occupying force maintained strict control over the city.
  • Residents resented the presence of the occupying force.
  • The country called for the withdrawal of the occupying force.
  • An occupying force was deployed to restore order after the coup.
  • The general commanded the occupying force with an iron fist.
  • Humanitarian aid struggled to reach areas controlled by the occupying force.
  • The actions of the occupying force were widely condemned.
  • Many believed the occupying force exacerbated tensions rather than resolved them.
  • Securing the region was the primary objective of the occupying force.
  • The sudden departure of the occupying force created a power vacuum.