Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- intransitive verb To deploy (personnel, especially military forces) to a different place or on a different assignment.
- intransitive verb To put to a different use or action; deploy in a different way.
- intransitive verb To be deployed to a different area or assignment.
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- verb To
deploy again - verb transitive To
rearrange (military forces)
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- verb deploy anew
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Examples
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And when the actual invasion took place we would have then definately needed to 'redeploy' - the D euphamism for reteat - our troops.
Sound Politics: Darcy Burner Wants More Rights for Terrorists 2006
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When Murtha says "redeploy" -- instead of withdraw -- the troops from Iraq, he makes clear that -- despite his rhetoric -- he doesn't want to really bring them home, but to station them in the Middle East.
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The reason we won’t redeploy is because we are still testing out Transformation.
Think Progress » Murtha is Right: Reagan’s Redeployment Made America Stronger 2006
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She is one to two brigade combat teams a month because she knows that that is a deliberate way and safe way for our troops to redeploy, which is most important overall, because General Petraeus 'strategy is condition based.
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I wonder why they only "redeploy" the admiral instead of demotion, suspension or compulsory retirement or sack!
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Moreover, it appears he intends to "redeploy" the troops he takes out of the unpopular war in Iraq and send them to Afghanistan.
Hillary's Internet Guru: Obama's Web Team Deserves Tremendous Credit 2009
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Moreover, it appears he intends to "redeploy" the troops he takes out of the unpopular war in Iraq and send them to Afghanistan.
CBS/NYT Poll: Obama Led McCain By Six Points Before He Clinched The Nomination 2009
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Anyone who thinks BushCo will leave Iraq -- or even just "redeploy" in any meaningful way -- unless the occupation is defunded is kidding themselves.
Source: Most Blue Dog Dems Will Back Short-Term Iraq Funding Bill 2009
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Moreover, it appears he intends to "redeploy" the troops he takes out of the unpopular war in Iraq and send them to Afghanistan.
Hillary's Internet Guru: Obama's Web Team Deserves Tremendous Credit 2009
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It's not clear just how many troops and other resources he plans to "redeploy" from one frying pan into another fire but, clearly, this again significantly reduces any potential savings from ending the occupation in Iraq.
Meltdown Politics 2008
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