people's army

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A communist-based military organization, often linked to a communist political party; the armed forces of a communist state

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Yugoslav People's Army
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Malayan People's Anti-Japanese Army
Guerrilla movement formed to oppose the Japanese occupation of Malaya (Peninsular Malaysia) during World War II. The British military, foreseeing a Japanese invasion, trained small groups of Malayans as guerrilla troops; these became the MPAJA. Members of the MPAJA, who were primarily Chinese communists, emerged as heroes from the war and attempted to seize power before the British military returned. Its leadership then went underground until 1948, when they initiated the uprising called the Malayan Emergency
People's Liberation Army
Unified organization of China's land, sea, and air forces. With more than 2,000,000 troops, it is the largest military force of any country in the world. The People's Liberation Army traces its roots to the 1927 Nanchang Uprising of the communists against the Nationalists. Initially called the Red Army, it grew under Zhu De from 5,000 troops in 1929 to 200,000 in 1933. Only a fraction of this force survived the Long March in retreat from the Nationalists. After rebuilding its strength, a large portion of it, the Eighth Route Army, fought with the Nationalists against the Japanese in northern China. After World War II the communist forces, renamed the People's Liberation Army, defeated the Nationalists, making possible the formation of the People's Republic of China in 1949. See also Lin Biao; Mao Zedong
new people's army
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the people's army
military force that represents the general public
people's army

    Hyphenation

    people's ar·my

    Turkish pronunciation

    pipılz ärmi

    Pronunciation

    /ˈpēpəlz ˈärmē/ /ˈpiːpəlz ˈɑːrmiː/
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