people's army

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people's army (plural people's armies)

  1. A communist-based military organization, often linked to a communist political party; the armed forces of a communist state.
    • 1948 July 1, “Police Uncover Red Korea Plot”, in East Liverpool Review, volume 69, number 214, East Liverpool, Ohio, sourced from Associated Press, page 12, columns 6–7:
      The document said the civil strife would coincide with the with­drawal of Soviet troops from north Korea. It added that the north Korea people's army would come to south Korea and unite with the south Korea labor party.

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