civilian
Example Sentences
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Instead of firing at military targets, Iran has shifted to hitting oil facilities, hotels and civilian areas, she said.
As for US demands, Tehran has insisted since 2003 it is not seeking a nuclear weapon but has a right to enrich for civilian nuclear energy purposes.
From Barron's
Although the country has formally returned to civilian rule, efforts to address past abuses have been slow and, at times, deeply divisive.
From BBC
He specifically called on the U.S. and Israel to end the war, as “human suffering deepens, civilian casualties mount, and the global economic impact is increasingly devastating.”
From Los Angeles Times
As of last year, the military had roughly 15,140 people—including more than 8,000 active-duty personnel, along with reserve forces and civilians—about 330 fewer than four years earlier.
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
