national guard

noun

1

: a military establishment serving as a national constabulary and defense force

2

capitalized : a militia force recruited by each state of the U.S., equipped by the federal government, and jointly maintained subject to the call of either

Examples of national guard in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Between them, the army, air assault forces, marine corps, territorials and national guard have formed scores of new brigades, each with up to 2,000 troops and hundreds of vehicles. —David Axe, Forbes, 31 Oct. 2024

The national guard belongs to Ukraine’s interior ministry, not the military—and normally handles internal security tasks. —David Axe, Forbes, 24 Oct. 2024

Career before politics: Vance: Marine, author, venture capitalist Walz: Army national guard reservist, teacher Both men have attacked the other’s prior careers: Vance has gone after Walz’s military service while Walz has claimed that Vance’s memoir misrepresents small-town America. —Kyle Khan-Mullins, Forbes, 1 Oct. 2024

The influx of national guard troops led to New York’s partial liberation this weekend. —David Axe, Forbes, 7 Sep. 2024

Word History

First Known Use

1792, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Kids Definition

national guard

noun

1

capitalized : a militia force recruited by each state, equipped by the federal government, and subject to the call of either

2

: a military force serving as a national police and defense force

national guardsman noun often capitalized