The collective term designating units, tactical formations, major formations and other permanent or temporary military formations which share similar characteristics or a common role. It applies to armed services and arms or branches such as, Strategic Missile Forces, Ground Troops, motorized-rifle, tank and other troops as well as specialized support troops, e. g. signals, engineer and other troops.

adverb (prefixed to a comparative means "thereby" or 'by so much', e.g. What student is the better for mastering these futile distinctions? This combination can enter into the further construction seen in The more the merrier (i.e. 'by how much more, by that much merrier'). It cannot enter into a construction with than: the tendency to insert it before more and less (putting any the more, none the less for anymore, no less) should be resisted, e.g. in The intellectual release had been no less (not one the less) marked than the physical. - The Oxford Guide to English Usage Alexander Demidov)

abbr., slang

teh (использование слова teh вместо the указывает на несерьёзность сказанного Adrax)

The [θi:] abbr.

abbr., org.name.

Asia-Pacific Regional Network for Small Hydro Power

The collective: 42 phrases in 15 subjects

Agriculture	1
Business	2
Commerce	1
Earth sciences	1
Economy	2
Environment	2
Finances	2
Foreign trade	4
General	12
Immigration and citizenship	1
Labor law	1
Law	7
Social science	4
Technology	1
Trade unions	1

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collective term
gen.	Sammelname
busin. IT	Sammelbegriff
social.sc.	Sammelbezeichnung


units
gen.	Einheiten


formation
gen.	Bildung


and others
commun.	mit anderem


or
gen.	beziehungsweise