(DoD) A party acknowledged as potentially hostile to a friendly party and against which the use of force may be envisaged.
Department of Defense Dictionary of Military and Associated Terms. 31 January 2011.
| APA | Military Dictionary (DoD). (2011). adversary. Retrieved September 23, 2026, from http://smartdefine.org/adversary/definitions/1960109 |
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