noun
- military personnel available for active duty or combat
Usage: military
Examples
- The battalion reported 800 effectives ready for deployment.
- After the battle, their effectives were reduced to half strength.
- The general counted his effectives before planning the assault.
- Disease had significantly reduced the regiment’s effectives.
- Only 600 effectives remained from the original force of 1,000.
- The commander needed to know his total effectives for the mission.