Definition

Noun: * Military orders: Directives, commands, or instructions issued by a military authority or commander that must be obeyed by personnel within the armed forces. This term specifically refers to the formal, authoritative commands within a military structure.

Usage Examples

• Noun:
  • Người lính phải tuân thủ quân lệnh một cách tuyệt đối. (A soldier must obey military orders absolutely.)
  • Vị tướng đã ra quân lệnh cho toàn bộ đơn vị rút lui. (The general issued a military order for the entire unit to retreat.)
  • Việc chấp hành quân lệnh là nguyên tắc tối thượng. (Following military orders is the supreme principle.)

Advanced Usage

• "thi hành/quán triệt quân lệnh": to execute/to thoroughly grasp and disseminate a military order.
  • Đơn vị nhanh chóng thi hành quân lệnh. (The unit quickly executed the military order.)
• "quân lệnh như sơn": A saying meaning "military orders are as firm as a mountain," emphasizing their unshakable and mandatory nature.

Variants and Related Words

• Lệnh (noun): Order, command. A more general term for any command.
  • lệnh hành quân (operation order), lệnh cấm (ban order).
• Chỉ thị (noun): Directive, instruction. Often implies detailed guidance rather than a simple command.
• Mệnh lệnh (noun): Command, order. A strong, authoritative command, used in both military and civilian contexts.

Synonyms

• Military command: An authoritative order in a military context.
• Directive: An official or authoritative instruction.

Related Phrases

• Trái/quy phạm quân lệnh: To violate/to be in compliance with military orders.
  • Hành động đó trái quân lệnh. (That action violates military orders.)

noun

1. military orders