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Meaning civilian meaning
What does civilian mean?
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civilian
civilian
Synonyms civilian synonyms
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Topics civilian topics
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Examples civilian examples
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Simple sentences
Many soldiers had a hard time coping with civilian life after the war.
The civilian unrest is showing no signs of abating.
These soldiers are wearing civilian clothes.
I'm a civilian.
Tom is a civilian.
One civilian was killed.
Movie subtitles
She's been on leave for some years, but as a civilian she lived the life of a recluse.
All in civilian clothes!
Orders for a general mobilization have been issued. and the precautionary civilian organization against gas. will at once be put into operation.
A civilian daring to criticize the army.
The army does not make mistakes, Picquart and it will not tolerate civilian criticism.
Rene, lay out my civilian suit at once.
Civilian dress?
I'm just a civilian with a couple of chevrons on my sleeve.
In yesterday's raids one civilian was killed and eight were wounded.
I'm childish enough to contemplate helping my civilian brothers. even without reward, but I cannot spare any of my soldiers.
He says he was a surgeon in civilian life.
Holy smoke, honey. That's the first time I've ever seen you in civilian clothes.
From now on, if you don't like me in civilian clothes. -.we'll just have to stay here all the time.
You're talking to a civilian.
A dangerous battlefield is no place for a young female civilian to hang out.
I should have changed to civilian clothes.
But Indian affairs have been taken out of the hands of the army. and given to a civilian authority.
A civilian authority?
Just been appointed head of Civilian Defense for Huxton.
Tomorrow afternoon, Major Scanlon of the United States Office of Civilian Defense will stop over in Huxton to inspect our organization.
Listen carefully, at 5:00 this afternoon or in exactly 43 minutes the civilian defenders of Huxton will take part in a practice war incident.
A civilian don't rate.
You're a civilian.
That's a civilian secret.
He says he was a surgeon in civilian life. He's done many operations.
Every civilian in this area is virtually a prisoner.
Report any discrepancies in any civilian's behavior.
Even civilian groups in favour of robots are protesting causing minor skirmishes.
What are you doing to do in civilian clothes?
So, Mr. Civilian. Tonight, the column.
You didn't remain a civilian very long.
Discharged again and a civilian. I decided to shave but only partially.
Four civilian aircrafts, sir, as though they're coming in for a landing.
These are the civilian pilots up from AMP for interview.
He pulled a silly trick and lost all his civilian license.
I thought I might, perhaps, navigate for one of the civilian pilots.
Numbers 2 and 3 will be flown by RCAF personnel and Numbers 4 and 5, by civilian pilots.
I'm a civilian. You said so yourself.
You can't expect a girl to see much in a civilian these days. even an unwilling civilian.
And I told you, General. that your orders do not apply to me or any civilian.
News and current affairs
Turkey's military initially remained silent on the issue, uncharacteristically watching the civilian political process unfold.
They chose to defer to the civilian leadership and to parliament, which, in voting down the US plan, reflected overwhelming public sentiment against the war.
The national reservations must be go, and a joint strategy for success must be adopted, including a massive increase in civilian and military aid for Afghanistan, if the country is to be prevented from descending into the same abyss as Iraq.
Even postwar reconstruction in Iraq under the US-led occupation was run by the Pentagon rather than by civilian agencies.
This raises the spectre of street fighting through Baghdad, desperate use of biological or chemical weapons, an attack to draw in Israel, numerous military and civilian deaths and the further destruction of a ravaged society.
These would be extraterritorial rights and responsibilities, just as the United States, for example, provides for its large numbers of expatriates, such as civilian dependents of US military personnel based abroad.
But a no-fly zone would eliminate airstrikes and save civilian lives.
We feel obliged to emphasize that disputes between governments are not grounds for actions against the civilian population.
Then, with Palestinians gaining the upper hand, they can advance to a second stage in which all of Israel is conquered, implying armed struggle - which often takes the form of anti-civilian terrorism - for many more years.
Military and civilian governments alternated in irresponsible monetary and fiscal policies, and in trade protectionism that cut Argentina off from world markets.
A successful strategy should use civilian means - incidentally a model advocated by the European Union.
The US is now courting Vietnam as well, and the two countries are even negotiating a civilian nuclear deal.
The fragile political structure that began to be erected following the resumption of civilian government in 2008 is now shaking.
Praetorian takeover: The People's Liberation Army rules from behind a civilian mask, increasingly calling the shots with government officials, who are beholden to it.
The answer, ultimately, doesn't lie with any civilian use of nuclear energy, but first and foremost with its military applications.
What, then, will a future risk assessment look like if significantly less organized and developed countries begin - with the active assistance of the nuclear powers - to acquire civilian nuclear-energy capabilities?
A dozen international conventions and numerous UN resolutions commit governments to oppose hostage taking, the hijacking of civilian aircraft, and terrorism more broadly.
In October 1993, the killing by members of the army of Melchior Ndadaye, the first civilian, Hutu, non-Bururi, and democratically elected president provoked a bloody reaction by the Hutu.
Moreover, Sein initiated a dialogue with Suu Kyi, a Nobel Peace Prize winner and the leader of the National League for Democracy (NLD), about a transition to civilian rule.
Hence, the US runs most NATO civilian and military commands with the consent of the others.
The Obama administration committed itself to global leadership through civilian rather than military power.
For Iran, the focal point of its efforts will be recognition of its right to civilian use of nuclear energy, in keeping with the provisions of the Non-Proliferation Treaty and its protocols.
While both are developing countries - many of whose people remain impoverished - they also boast impressive capabilities in information age technologies both for civilian and military purposes.
Some cite Bosnia, where NATO took too long to protect civilian populations in the mid-1990's, as a reason to act.