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The military, also called the armed forces, are forces authorized to use deadly force, and weapons, to support the interests of the state and some or all of its citizens. The task of the military is usually defined as defense of the state and its citizens, and the prosecution of war against another state. The military may also have additional sanctioned and non-sanctioned functions within a society, including, the promotion of a political agenda, protecting corporate economic interests, internal population control, construction, emergency services, social ceremonies, and guarding important areas. The military can also function as a discrete subculture within a larger civil society, through the development of separate infrastructures, which may include housing, schools, utilities, food production and banking. The profession of soldiering as part of a military is older than recorded history itself. Some of the most enduring images of the classical antiquity portray the power and feats of its military leaders. The Battle of Kadesh in 1274 BC was one of the defining points of Pharaoh Ramesses II's reign and is celebrated in bas-relief on his monuments. A thousand years later the first emperor of unified China, Qin Shi Huang, was so determined to impress the gods with his military might that he was buried with an army of terracotta soldiers.〔Terra cotta of massed ranks of Qin Shi Huang's terra cotta soldiers〕 The Romans were dedicated to military matters, leaving to posterity many treatises and writings as well as a large number of lavishly carved triumphal arches and victory columns. ==Etymology and definitions== :Issue: ''Possibly cognate with Thousand, cf. Latin and Romance language root word "mil-")'' The first recorded use of the word military in English, spelled ''militarie'', was in 1585.〔Oxford English Dictionary (2nd edition) Oxford: 1994〕 It comes from the Latin ''militaris'' (from Latin ''miles'' meaning "soldier") but is of uncertain etymology, one suggestion being derived from '' *mil-it-'' – going in a body or mass.〔Tucker, T.G. (1985) ''Etymological dictionary of Latin'', Ares publishers Inc., Chicago. p. 156〕 The word is now identified as denoting someone that is skilled in use of weapons, or engaged in military service or in warfare.〔Oxford dictionary〕〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=Merriam Webster Dictionary online )〕 As a noun the military usually refers generally to a country's armed forces or sometimes, more specifically, to the senior officers who command them.〔〔 In general it refers to the physicality of armed forces, their personnel, equipment, and physical area which they occupy. As an adjective military originally referred only to soldiers and soldiering, but it soon broadened to apply to land forces in general and anything to do with their profession.〔 The names of both the Royal Military Academy (1741) and United States Military Academy (1802) reflect this. However, at about the time of the Napoleonic Wars, "military" began to be used in reference to armed forces as a whole〔 and in the 21st century expressions like "military service", "military intelligence" and "military history" encompass naval, marine and air force aspects. As such, it now connotes any activity performed by armed force personnel. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Military」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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