Synonyms and antonyms of Groups of soldiers in British Thesaurus

advance guard (noun)

a small group of people, especially soldiers, that is sent to a place before other people to start the work that needs to be done there

battalion (noun)

a large group of soldiers that consists of three or more smaller groups called companies

brigade (noun)

a large group of soldiers, larger than a battalion

cavalry (noun)

used in the names of some groups in modern armies

command (noun)

a section of the armed forces that does a particular job and has its own leader

company (noun)

a group of soldiers that is usually divided into two or more smaller groups called platoons: can be followed by a singular or plural verb

contingent (noun)

a group of soldiers, police, vehicles etc from a particular place, forming part of a larger group

corps (noun)

a part of an army that has particular responsibilities

corps (noun)

a part of an army that consists of at least two divisions (=large units)

detachment (noun)

a group of soldiers sent to perform a special job separately from the rest of their group

detail (noun)

a group of soldiers or police officers given a particular job

division (noun)

a large section in a military force that consists of several smaller units

expeditionary force (noun)

a group of soldiers who go to fight in a foreign country

the fallen ()

the soldiers who have been killed in a war

firing squad (noun)

a group of soldiers who shoot and kill someone as a punishment

the force (noun)

a group of people doing military or police work

garrison (noun)

a group of soldiers living in and defending a particular place

general staff (noun)

a group of military officers of middle rank who are under a commanding officer (=an officer of high rank)

guard of honour (noun)

British a group of soldiers who stand or march together at an important official occasion

Guards (noun)

a unit of soldiers or police officers, especially one that has a particular job

Guards (noun)

used in the names of some units in an army, especially the British army

headquarters (noun)

used for referring to the people in charge of a military operation: can be followed by a singular or plural verb

impi (noun)

South African a group of warriors, especially Zulu warriors

legion (noun)

a large group of soldiers who are part of an army, especially a Roman army in ancient times

legionary (adjective)

relating to a legion of soldiers

line (noun)

a row of soldiers, ships, or weapons facing an enemy

militia (noun)

a group of ordinary people who are trained as soldiers to fight in an emergency

mujahedin (noun)

soldiers belonging to an Islamic armed group

muster (noun)

a group of people brought together in one place, especially soldiers

paratroops (noun)

soldiers who are paratroopers

picket (noun)

a soldier or group of soldiers who are guarding a place

platoon (noun)

a small group of soldiers that a lieutenant is in charge of

presence (noun)

a group of people, especially soldiers or police, who are in a place for a particular purpose

rank (noun)

a line of people, especially soldiers

rearguard (noun)

the part of an army that is responsible for preventing it from being attacked from behind

regiment (noun)

a group of soldiers that can be divided into smaller groups called battalions and whose leader is called a colonel

reinforcements (noun)

extra soldiers or police officers who go to help an existing group of soldiers or police officers

reserve (noun)

a soldier or a group of soldiers who are not fighting but who are available to fight

scouting party (noun)

a few members of a large group who are sent to get information about an area or about an enemy’s movements or position

soldiery (noun)

formal soldiers

squad (noun)

a small group of soldiers who do a particular job

squadron (noun)

a particular section of the armed forces, especially of the air force

task force (noun)

a group of people chosen from the armed forces to deal with a particular military situation

troop (noun)

a group of soldiers

troops (noun)

soldiers, especially in large numbers

vanguard (noun)

the part of an army or navy that leads a battle