as in battalion
a group of people who are not part of the armed forces of a country but are trained like soldiers
Local militia were an important part of American forces during the Revolutionary War.
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Recent Examples of militia
But Riordan said that proves an undisciplined and untrained militia could stand against the British.
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Chelsea Torres, FOXNews.com, 18 June 2025
Resentful locals began attacking the newcomers, and around 1998, the violence spiraled into the Tensions, a brutal conflict between rival militias.
—Pete McKenzie, Harpers Magazine, 18 June 2025
It’s got one of the most memorable endings in all of horror: Ben, the sole survivor of the zombie attack on a farmhouse, is absentmindedly shot by a member of the ragtag militia that has formed to deal with the undead.
—Daniel Dockery, Vulture, 18 June 2025
That war triggered Israel’s devastating destruction of the Gaza Strip and sequential destruction of Iran’s militia proxies, most notably Hezbollah in Lebanon, whose devastating defeat last September-October empowered Islamist rebels to overthrow Bashar al-Assad in Syria in December.
—Paul Iddon, Forbes.com, 15 June 2025
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Chelsea Torres, FOXNews.com, 18 June 2025
Resentful locals began attacking the newcomers, and around 1998, the violence spiraled into the Tensions, a brutal conflict between rival militias.
—Pete McKenzie, Harpers Magazine, 18 June 2025
It’s got one of the most memorable endings in all of horror: Ben, the sole survivor of the zombie attack on a farmhouse, is absentmindedly shot by a member of the ragtag militia that has formed to deal with the undead.
—Daniel Dockery, Vulture, 18 June 2025
That war triggered Israel’s devastating destruction of the Gaza Strip and sequential destruction of Iran’s militia proxies, most notably Hezbollah in Lebanon, whose devastating defeat last September-October empowered Islamist rebels to overthrow Bashar al-Assad in Syria in December.
—Paul Iddon, Forbes.com, 15 June 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for militia
Noun
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The picture is similar at the Fire Department, where the top ten each earned over $500,000, led by the battalion chief with $905,060.—
John Hart,
Oc Register,
25 June 2025
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There will also be six battalion chiefs on the scene, along with a division chief, a deputy chief and a chief of operations.—
Brayden Garcia,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
24 June 2025
Noun
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Rwandan authorities have accused the Hutus who fled of participating in the genocide and claimed that elements of the Congolese army protected them.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
28 June 2025
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Rwandan authorities have accused the Hutus who fled of participating in the genocide and alleged that elements of the Congolese army protected them.—
Chinedu Asadu,
Los Angeles Times,
27 June 2025
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On May 22, three soldiers who witnessed the Mount Suribachi flag-raising on the island of Iwo Jima were greeted by 1,000 schoolchildren.—
Patrick Sauer,
Smithsonian Magazine,
24 Dec. 2024
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The goal is to slow Russia's advance and weaken their fighting power while sacrificing as few Ukrainian soldiers as possible.—
Brian Mann,
NPR,
24 Dec. 2024
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“Militia.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/militia. Accessed 5 Jul. 2025.
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