Collocations for army - noun

great, huge, large, massive, mighty, powerful
small
ragtag (informal)
professional, regular, standing
The taxes were used to maintain a standing army of around 55 000 troops.

reserve
conscript
all-volunteer, volunteer
mercenary
modern
allied
enemy, opposing
foreign
national
imperial, royal
private
guerrilla
rebel, revolutionary
advancing, approaching, invading, occupying, victorious
Their city fell victim to an invading army.

defeated, retreating

have
enter, go into, join
After finishing school, Mike went into the army.

leave
desert
be in command of, command, lead
He was in command of the British Army in Egypt.
He led the army into battle.

march
He marched a foreign army into the capital.

drill, train
amass, assemble, build up, form, gather, raise, recruit
The king was unable to raise an army.

maintain
equip, supply
mobilize
deploy, field
The French army was deployed in the Western Desert.

fight
those who fought the Soviet army in Afghanistan

face
Napoleon Bonaparte faced the combined armies of England, Prussia and Russia.

crush, decimate, defeat, destroy, put to flight, rout
The army was finally defeated in the spring.

disband, dissolve (esp. AmE)
The emperor was deposed and his army disbanded.

gather
advance, march
A huge army marched on the city.

camp
enter sth, invade (sth)
The German army entered Austria in March 1938.

attack, clash, fight
The two opposing armies clashed in battle.

kill sb
defeat sth
occupy sth
flee, move out, pull back, retreat, withdraw

captain, chief of staff, colonel, commander, general, lieutenant, officer, sergeant
soldiers, troops
chaplain, engineer, medic, nurse, surgeon
leader, official, personnel
The companies recruit mostly retired army personnel.

battalion, command, corps, division, unit
reserve, reservist
recruiter (esp. AmE)
career
deserter
veteran
barracks, base, camp, depot, headquarters, post
He grew up on an army base in the 1960s.

patrol
checkpoint
intelligence
logistics
helicopter, tank, truck
hospital
boots, fatigues, uniform
surplus
He bought the jacket at an army surplus store.
She had an army surplus sleeping bag.

wife

in the army
Her husband is in the army.

vast
a vast army of personnel

veritable
The singer was surrounded by a veritable army of reporters.

small
a small army of volunteers

growing, increasing

create
He created an army of loyal customers.

employ, hire (esp. AmE)
Actresses now hire armies of hairdressers and stylists.

maintain
NASA maintains a small army of engineers.

organize
Who will organize the army of volunteers?

army of
There was an army of technicians ready to help.