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Militia

//məˈlɪʃə// noun

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Noun
  1. 1
    An army of trained civilians, which may be an official reserve army, called upon in time of need, the entire able-bodied population of a state which may also be called upon, or a private force not under government control.

    "He coasts down to a dead stop in the middle of the channel, makes a scan for militia men and wireheads, and finds none."

  2. 2
    civilians trained as soldiers but not part of the regular army wordnet
  3. 3
    Synonym of militsia: the national police force of certain countries (e.g. Belarus).
  4. 4
    the entire body of physically fit civilians eligible by law for military service wordnet

Etymology

From Latin mīlitia (“army, military force/service”), from mīles (“soldier”). Doublet of militsia. The use of "militia" rather than "police" to refer to the police force (of Belarus and some other countries) originated in the USSR.

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