Collocations for army - noun

great, huge, large, mighty, powerful | small | professional, regular, standing | reserve | conscript | volunteer | disciplined | modern | allied | enemy | opposing | foreign | national | private | guerrilla | rebel | advancing, invading, occupying, victorious | defeated, retreating

have | go into, join
After leaving school Mike went into the army.

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

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

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

concentrate | crush, decimate, defeat, put to flight, rout
The army was finally defeated in the autumn.

demobilize, disband
The emperor was deposed and his army disbanded.

gather | advance, march
A huge army marched on London.

camp | go into action, invade | attack, clash, fight
The two opposing armies clashed in battle.

occupy | flee, pull back, retreat, withdraw

captain, chief, commander, general, officer | corps, personnel, unit | barracks, base, camp, headquarters | career | patrol | greatcoat, uniform | wife

in the ~
Her husband is in the army.

vast
a vast army of personnel

small
a small army of volunteers

growing, increasing | reserve

of
He argued that unemployment created a useful reserve army of labour.