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How to say the armed forces, army
in Thai
กองทัพ
gaawng-táp
the armed forces, army
gaawng midtáp high
งบกองทัพ 'military budget' is debated every year.
- Part of speech
- noun
In a sentence
- งบประมาณกองทัพngóp-bprà-maan gaawng-tápthe military budget
From the same situation: Politics and current affairs 2
- รัฐสภาparliament (both houses together)
- สภาผู้แทนราษฎรHouse of Representatives
- วุฒิสภาSenate
- ส.ว.senator
- ประธานสภาSpeaker of the House
- คณะรัฐมนตรีcabinet
- ครม.the cabinet (abbreviation)
- รัฐบาลผสมcoalition government
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