green army (English, noun)
expansion: green army (plural green armies)
Senses:
topics: government
military
politics
war
glosses: The regular army, not including any special forces.
tags: UK
slang
qualifier: Russian Civil War
glosses: Name of some armed groups that were not affiliated with the Reds or the Whites, for ideological or other reasons, existing from 1918 approximately until the end of 1924. This name may sometimes include some Anarchist and Nationalist groups, as well as deserters and criminals.
tags: historical
Forms:
form: green armies
tags: plural