What is the definition of the word 'military'?

• A. a fashion
• B. done or made by soldiers
• C. a government department that is in charge of a specific task or subject
• D. related to soldiers, the army, or armed conflict

Answer: (D)

The main idea tested is how “military” is used to refer to things connected with war and armed forces. The best definition is the one that says it is related to soldiers, the army, or armed conflict, because that captures both the adjective use (military gear, military strategy) and the noun use (the military as the armed forces).

A fashion sense or something “made by soldiers” isn’t the standard meaning of the word, and a description of a government department isn’t what people mean by “military” either. For example, you’d talk about military training or the military deploying troops to a region.