active duty

English

Noun

active duty (uncountable)

(military) A state in which person in the military performs military duties on a full-time basis, as opposed to reserve, where one only occasionally performs military duties.
Coordinate term: reserve

Sandie, the naval officer, left work because she had been called to active duty.

Usage notes

Generally preceded by the prepositions on or to.

Translations

active duty

Chinese:
Mandarin: 現役／现役 (zh) (xiànyì)
Dutch: actieve dienst f
Estonian: tegevteenistus
Finnish: aktiivipalvelus
French: please add this translation if you can
German: aktiver Dienst m, militärischer Einsatz m
Polish: służba czynna f

Further reading

“active duty”, in Merriam-Webster Online Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: Merriam-Webster, 1996–present.

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