militia (redirected from Paramilitary organizations)

mi·li·tia  (m-lsh)

n.

1. An army composed of ordinary citizens rather than professional soldiers.

2. A military force that is not part of a regular army and is subject to call for service in an emergency.

3. The whole body of physically fit civilians eligible by law for military service.

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[Latin mlitia, warfare, military service, from mles, mlit-, soldier.]

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militia [mɪˈlɪʃə]

n

1. (Military) a body of citizen (as opposed to professional) soldiers

2. (Military) an organization containing men enlisted for service in emergency only

[from Latin: soldiery, from mīles soldier]

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Militia a military force or ‘citizen army,’ 1590.

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	militia - civilians trained as soldiers but not part of the regular army reserves military force, military group, military unit, force - a unit that is part of some military service; "he sent Caesar a force of six thousand men" armed forces, armed services, military, military machine, war machine - the military forces of a nation; "their military is the largest in the region"; "the military machine is the same one we faced in 1991 but now it is weaker" SA, Storm Troops, Sturmabteilung - Nazi militia created by Hitler in 1921 that helped him to power but was eclipsed by the SS after 1943 trainband - a company of militia in England or America from the 16th century to the 18th century territorial reserve, territorial - a territorial military unit militiaman - a member of the militia; serves only during emergencies
	2.	militia - the entire body of physically fit civilians eligible by law for military service; "their troops were untrained militia"; "Congress shall have power to provide for calling forth the militia"--United States Constitution body - a group of persons associated by some common tie or occupation and regarded as an entity; "the whole body filed out of the auditorium"; "the student body"; "administrative body" armed forces, armed services, military, military machine, war machine - the military forces of a nation; "their military is the largest in the region"; "the military machine is the same one we faced in 1991 but now it is weaker"

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militia

noun reserve(s), National Guard (U.S.), Territorial Army (Brit.), yeomanry (History), fencibles (History), trainband (History) The troops will not attempt to disarm the warring militias.

Translations

militia [mɪˈlɪʃə]

A. N → milicia(s) f(pl)

B. CPD the militia reserves NPL (US) → las reservas(territoriales)

militia [mɪˈlɪʃə] n → milice f

militia

n → Miliz f, → Bürgerwehr f

militia [mɪˈlɪʃə] n → milizia, milizie fpl