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Definition of Military posture
1. Noun. Capability in terms of personnel and materiel that affect the capacity to fight a war. "Politicians have neglected our military posture"
Specialized synonyms: Sea Power, Firepower
Generic synonyms: Capability, Capableness
Category relationships: Armed Forces, Armed Services, Military, Military Machine, War Machine
Lexicographical Neighbors of Military Posture
Literary usage of Military posture
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. A Complete Collection of State Trials and Proceedings for High Treason and ...by Thomas Bayly Howell by Thomas Bayly Howell (1816)
"<•- fenders themselves were levied, and did put themselves in a military posture,
which make» them ..."
2. Defense Policy in the Reagan Administration edited by William P. Snyder, James Brown (1997)
"As a result of the deterioration of America's military posture in the post-Vietnam
era and the continued buildup of Soviet forces, the increase in US ..."
3. Sino-American Security Relations: Expectations and Realities by Henry B. E. Gass (1998)
"Department of Defense, Organization of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, United States
military posture for FY 1982; A Supplement to the Chairman's Overview, p. ..."
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