Army vs. Horde — What's the Difference?
Difference Between Army and Horde
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Army
An army (from Latin arma "arms, weapons" via Old French armée, "armed" [feminine]), ground force or land force is a fighting force that fights primarily on land. In the broadest sense, it is the land-based military branch, service branch or armed service of a nation or state.
Horde
A large group of people
A horde of beery rugby fans
Army
A large body of people organized and trained for land warfare.
Horde
A small loosely knit social group typically consisting of about five families.
Army
Often Army The entire military land forces of a country.
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Horde
A large group or crowd; a swarm
A horde of mosquitoes.
Army
A tactical and administrative military unit consisting of a headquarters, two or more corps, and auxiliary forces.
Horde
A wandering troop or gang; especially, a clan or tribe of a nomadic people (originally Tatars) migrating from place to place for the sake of pasturage, plunder, etc.; a predatory multitude.
Army
A large group of people or things, especially when organized for a specific cause or purpose
The construction army that built the Panama Canal.
A banquet with an army of waiters.
Horde
A large number of people or things.
We were beset by a horde of street vendors who thought we were tourists and would buy their cheap souvenirs.
Army
A large, highly organized military force, concerned mainly with ground (rather than air or naval) operations.
The army was sent in to quell the uprising.
Horde
To travel en masse, to flock
Army
Used absolutely for that entire branch of the armed forces.
The army received a bigger share of this year's budget increase than the navy or air force.
Horde
A wandering troop or gang; especially, a clan or tribe of a nomadic people migrating from place to place for the sake of pasturage, plunder, etc.; a predatory multitude.
Army
(often capitalized) Within a vast military, a very large tactical contingent (e.g. a number of divisions).
The Fourth Army suffered such losses that its remainders were merged into the Second Army, also deployed on the Western front.
Horde
Any large group of people or animals, especially one wandering or moving about; as, the movie star was surrounded by a horde of screaming fans.
Army
The governmental agency in charge of a state's army.
The army opposed the legislature's involvement.
Horde
A vast multitude
Army
(figuratively) A large group of people working toward the same purpose.
It took an army of accountants to uncover the fraud.
On sunny days the beaches draw armies of tourists of all kinds.
Horde
A nomadic community
Army
(figuratively) A large group of social animals working toward the same purpose.
Our house is being attacked by an army of ants.
Horde
A moving crowd
Army
(figuratively) Any multitude.
There was an army of construction cranes working on building the skyscraper.
Army
The military as a whole.
The People's Liberation Army Navy of China.
The Yugoslav Army consisted of the Navy, Ground Forces, and Air Force.
Iran's army consists of the Navy, Ground Forces, and Air Force.
Army
A collection or body of men armed for war, esp. one organized in companies, battalions, regiments, brigades, and divisions, under proper officers.
Army
A body of persons organized for the advancement of a cause; as, the Blue Ribbon Army.
Army
A great number; a vast multitude; a host.
An army of good words.
Army
A permanent organization of the military land forces of a nation or state
Army
A large number of people united for some specific purpose
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