Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of noun army
3 senses of army
Sense 1
army, regular army, ground forces -- (a permanent organization of the military land forces of a nation or state)
=> military service, armed service, service -- (a force that is a branch of the armed forces)
Sense 2
army -- (a large number of people united for some specific purpose)
=> crowd -- (a large number of things or people considered together; "a crowd of insects assembled around the flowers")
Sense 3
United States Army, US Army, U. S. Army, Army, USA -- (the army of the United States of America; the agency that organizes and trains soldiers for land warfare)
=> agency, federal agency, government agency, bureau, office, authority -- (an administrative unit of government; "the Central Intelligence Agency"; "the Census Bureau"; "Office of Management and Budget"; "Tennessee Valley Authority")