army-register

A soldier checks his name on the army-register.

Definition

1. Noun:
   • A military personnel roster: "army-register" refers to an official list or record of commissioned officers and sometimes enlisted personnel within a specific army. It typically includes names, ranks, dates of commission, and assignments.
   • A publication: In historical or administrative contexts, an "army-register" may also denote the printed or digital document containing such a list, often updated periodically.

Usage Examples

• Noun:
  • The army-register for 1943 listed all officers who served in the European theater. (A specific official record of army personnel from that year.)
  • He consulted the army-register to verify the colonel's date of promotion. (He looked at the official list to check a detail about an officer.)

Advanced Usage

• "to be entered in the army-register": to have one's name officially recorded as a commissioned officer in the army.

  • After graduating from the academy, his name was entered in the army-register. (His official military record was established.)

• "the army-register of the United States": a specific historical publication (e.g., the U.S. Army Register) that lists all active and retired officers.

  • The army-register of the United States is published annually by the Department of the Army. (A recurring official document.)

Variants and Related Words

• Army-list (n): a synonym, particularly common in British English, referring to the same type of official list of army officers.

  • The army-list for the British Army is a standard reference work. (Another term for the same concept.)

• Register (n): a broader term for an official record or list (e.g., of births, deaths, or members of an organization).

  • The parish register recorded all baptisms. (A general term for an official list.)

Synonyms

• Roster: a list of names, especially of military personnel or team members.

  • The company's roster included all soldiers assigned to the unit. (A list of people in a group.)

• Muster roll: a historical term for a list of soldiers present for duty.

  • The muster roll was checked before the battle. (A specific type of military list.)

Related Idioms

• On the army-register: officially listed as a commissioned officer.

  • He was on the army-register for over twenty years. (He was an officially recorded officer.)

• Off the army-register: no longer listed as a commissioned officer (e.g., due to retirement or discharge).

  • After his resignation, his name was removed from the army-register. (He was no longer an active officer.)