civilian control of the military

principle that civilian political leadership exercises ultimate authority over decisions of military strategy
Event legal_doctrine Q1185046
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civilian control of the military

Summary

civilian control of the military is a legal doctrine[1]. It draws 279 Wikipedia views per month (legal_doctrine category, ranking #9 of 26).[2]

Key Facts

  • civilian control of the military's instance of is recorded as legal doctrine[3].
  • civilian control of the military's instance of is recorded as political term[4].
  • civilian control of the military is part of civil–military relations[5].
  • civilian control of the military is the opposite of military dictatorship[6].
  • civilian control of the military is the opposite of deep state[7].
  • civilian control of the military is the opposite of Military Ministers to be Officers on Active-duty Rule[8].
  • civilian control of the military's used by is recorded as military policy[9].
  • civilian control of the military's different from is recorded as Q21073668[10].

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Context

civilian control of the military is part of civil–military relations[5]. Recorded instance of include legal doctrine[3] and political term[4].

Why It Matters

civilian control of the military draws 279 Wikipedia views per month (legal_doctrine category, ranking #9 of 26).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 12 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[11] It is known by 14 alternative names across languages and contexts.[12]

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Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [11] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [12] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 7w ago · Twofivesixbot bot · 2026-05-27 view diff on Wikidata ↗
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    Opposite of military dictatorship, deep state, Military Ministers to be Officers on Active-duty Rule
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    "/* wbsetclaim-update-qualifiers:1||1|3 */ [[Property:P8189]]: 987007283800405171, mv to monolingual text names on J9U statements"
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