standing army
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The Founders worried that the U.S. could be undermined by a powerful standing army.
From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 2, 2026
That reading continued into the 1800s, when both Congress and the Supreme Court referred to the standing army as “regular forces.”
From Slate • Oct. 30, 2025
Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer has since announced a "standing army" of specialist police officers to tackle violent protests.
From BBC • Aug. 5, 2024
About the founders: Historians will tell you that when the Constitution was adopted, America had no significant standing army.
From Seattle Times • Nov. 2, 2023
This host her son had assembled was not a standing army such as the Free Cities were accustomed to maintain, nor a force of guardsmen paid in coin.
From "A Game of Thrones" by George R.R. Martin
