Regular Army

noun

1. the permanent army maintained in peace as well as in war; the standing army: one of the major components of the Army of the United States.

Word History and Origins

Origin of Regular Army¹

First recorded in 1840–50

Example Sentences

The paramilitary RSF, led by general Mohamed Hamdan Daglo, has been at war with Sudan’s regular army under Abdel Fattah al-Burhan since April 2023 when the two former allies took up arms against each other in a ferocious power struggle.

From BBC

Hunters "have done more in the last two years, and will do more in the next year, to settle the vexed Indian question, than the entire regular army has done in the last forty years," Sheridan said.

From Salon

This in turn may be followed by a much larger incursion by regular army troops to clear out a swath of southern Lebanon—and possibly occupy it, if necessary.

From Slate

According to the latest Ministry of Defence figures, there were 74,296 members of the regular Army – down from 79,330 in October 2019.

From BBC

The size of the UK's regular Army, excluding volunteers, has been falling in recent years.

From BBC