势力 → ☊ 
lực lượng 
force 
Gewalt 
This force will protect peace. ☊ 
Lực lượng này sẽ bảo vệ hoà bình. ☊ Military Their force prepares to ambush the enemy. ☊ Lực lượng của họ chuẩn bị phục kích kẻ thù. ☊ Military like: lực lượng → →
communist forces ☊ các lực lượng Cộng Sản ☊ to strike a defeat to communist forces ☊ đánh bại các lực lượng Cộng Sản ☊ it is accepted to be, have, etc. sth: The workforce is generally accepted to have the best conditions in Europe. ☊ accept ☊
allied forces/troops ☊ allied ☊
The total was close to 20% of the workforce. ☊ close ☊
There were many disagreements over the command of the peacekeeping forces. ☊ command ☊
The city is in the control of enemy forces. ☊ control ☊
The central argument is that capitalism sows the seeds of its own destruction (= creates the forces that destroy it). ☊ destruction ☊
The police had to employ force to enter the building. ☊ employ ☊
enemy forces/aircraft/territory ☊ enemy ☊
the entry of women into the workforce ☊ entry ☊
the forces of evil ☊ evil ☊
He threatened to expose the racism that existed within the police force. ☊ expose ☊
a member of the security forces ☊ force ☊
rebel/government forces ☊ force ☊
a peace-keeping force ☊ force ☊
a member of the sales force ☊ force ☊
A large proportion of the labour force (= all the people who work in a particular company, area, etc.) is unskilled. ☊ force ☊
economic/market forces ☊ force ☊
the forces of good/evil ☊ force ☊
She's a force to be reckoned with (= a person who has a lot of power and influence and should therefore be treated seriously). ☊ force ☊
Television has become a major force in American political life. ☊ force ☊
He was finally defeated by forces beyond his control. ☊ force ☊
The ultimatum contained the threat of military force. ☊ force ☊
force sth: to force a lock/window/door (= to break it open using force) ☊ force ☊
Prices are higher than they would be if market forces were allowed to operate freely. ☊ freely ☊
Is religion always a force for good? ☊ good ☊
ground forces (= soldiers that fight on land, not in the air or at sea) ☊ ground ☊
The police force should be independent of direct government control. ☊ independent ☊
This behaviour is based on a conflict between two opposing forces within the individual. ☊ opposing ☊
opposition forces (= people who are arguing, fighting, etc. with another group) ☊ opposition ☊
A UN force has been sent to keep the peace (= to prevent people from fighting). ☊ peace ☊
Only about half of the original workforce remains. ☊ remain ☊
the security forces/services (= the police, army, etc.) ☊ security ☊
Half the workforce are now (out) on strike. ☊ strike ☊