Forces

Example Sentences

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Should elements of the security forces fragment or refuse orders, any formal constitutional transition process may quickly become irrelevant, overtaken by developments on the ground.

From BBC

Yet, it retains institutional structures, armed forces and a capacity for retaliation that complicate any straightforward path to regime change.

From BBC

But Ms. Rodríguez emerged unscathed and was immediately promoted, making her commander in chief of Venezuela’s armed forces and security forces.

From The Wall Street Journal

Alireza Arafi, a cleric in his late 60s who leads Iran’s seminaries, has stayed above politics and could appeal to both hard-liners and more moderate forces.

From The Wall Street Journal

Iran’s supreme leader is the commander in chief of the armed forces, and the head of the judiciary, the legislature and the executive branch.

From The Wall Street Journal