(soccer) The supporters of Newcastle United Football Club, a football club in Newcastle upon Tyne.

An army that an invading country forms by recruiting people from already-occupied areas of the country being invaded. / (specifically) Such an army in China during the Sino-Japanese War.

(informal) The volunteer helpers assisting the victims of the 2010/2011 floods in South East Queensland.

A professional permanent army composed of full-time career soldiers, and not disbanded during times of peace.

plural of puppet army

(historical, military) Name of the Soviet army in the period 1918–1946. / (historical, informal, military) The Soviet Armed Forces. / (historical, military) The Chinese Red Army.

(idiomatic, rare) To make someone perform a task or duty, especially one they are not prepared or willing to do.

(archaic, military) A body of cavalry and infantry, kept in motion, to cover its own garrisons and to keep the enemy in continual alarm.

A sovereign state's army or military force that is too small to fundamentally protect the country, and could be considered to exist merely "for decoration".

(soccer) The fans of the Scottish national football team