Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- noun The equipment, apparatus, and supplies of a military force or other organization.
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- noun
Military equipment ,apparatus , andsupplies .
Etymologies
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Examples
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But this year, the Malaysian government announced that it had enacted an export-control law intended to strengthen its ability to curb trade in materiel for weapons of mass destruction.
Iran, trying to skirt sanctions, attempts to set up banks worldwide Glenn Kessler 2010
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Israel has announced that no arms or strategic war materiel is to be allowed to reach the the violent genocidal de facto state ruled by Hamas, but that food, medical supplies and other humanitarian aid will be allowed.
The Volokh Conspiracy » Gaza Blockade Violence News You May Have Missed 2010
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Additional sonic materiel is supplied by The Ten Thousand Things, who contributed four lush and unsettling “eldritch drones” to the project.
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Even in wartime, when the production of materiel is crucial to national survival, Congress has never claimed such a power.
The Volokh Conspiracy » Was the Individual Mandate a “Republican Idea”? 2010
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Additional sonic materiel is supplied by The Ten Thousand Things, who contributed four lush and unsettling “eldritch drones” to the project.
Archive 2009-12-01 2009
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But this year, the Malaysian government announced that it had enacted an export-control law intended to strengthen its ability to curb trade in materiel for weapons of mass destruction.
Iran, trying to skirt sanctions, attempts to set up banks worldwide Glenn Kessler 2010
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The key decider during this period -- as in the October Surprise phase -- was Ayatollah Khomeini, who agreed with the pragmatists on the need to get as much materiel from the Americans and the Israelis as possible, Ben-Menashe said in an interview this week from his home in Canada.
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He will be facing an enemy occupational force that will have great superiority in materiel and organization.
Boing Boing: November 21, 2004 - November 27, 2004 Archives 2004
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The key decider during this period - as in the October Surprise phase - was Ayatollah Khomeini, who agreed with the pragmatists on the need to get as much materiel from the Americans and the Israelis as possible, Ben-Menashe said in an interview this week from his home in Canada.
unknown title 2009
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We share your pain at mistakes about "materiel" - and regret that it got past us this time.
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