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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The activist also noted that more than 30 villages in the eastern Al-Jazirah region have been abandoned as residents flee retaliatory militia attacks.
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Barbara Arvanitidis, CNN, 26 Oct. 2024
Under Ashcroft, the Department of Justice for the first time interpreted the Second Amendment as guaranteeing an individual right to gun ownership, and not a state militia privilege, as had been its position since the 1970s.
—Corey G. Johnson, ProPublica, 24 Oct. 2024
The pro-independence groups and militias that sprung up amid the war had no such rules.
—Adam Jortner, The Conversation, 18 Oct. 2024
Swaths of it are under the control of a patchwork of different militias with competing agendas who regularly shift allegiances.
—Clarissa Ward, CNN, 23 Oct. 2024
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Barbara Arvanitidis, CNN, 26 Oct. 2024
Under Ashcroft, the Department of Justice for the first time interpreted the Second Amendment as guaranteeing an individual right to gun ownership, and not a state militia privilege, as had been its position since the 1970s.
—Corey G. Johnson, ProPublica, 24 Oct. 2024
The pro-independence groups and militias that sprung up amid the war had no such rules.
—Adam Jortner, The Conversation, 18 Oct. 2024
Swaths of it are under the control of a patchwork of different militias with competing agendas who regularly shift allegiances.
—Clarissa Ward, CNN, 23 Oct. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for militia
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Boles served as a battalion chief at Hillsborough County Fire Rescue.Yacob Reyes, Axios, 1 Nov. 2024
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But there’s a problem with fires Oct. 12, 2023 Safety basics These batteries are generally safe with proper care and storage, said Robert Rezende, San Diego Fire-Rescue Department battalion chief and the region’s first lithium-ion battery safety coordinator.Clara Harter, Los Angeles Times, 28 Oct. 2024
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Mohamed, a Somali army officer, was head of security and armorer for the pirates, the U.S. attorney’s office said.Phil Helsel, NBC News, 13 Nov. 2024
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The montage of each literal deputy of each gang’s boss feels like a bit of a rush job that accidentally flattens the narrative a bit here, but the bigger point is well taken: There’s no army more powerful than the army of the overlooked.Andy Andersen, Vulture, 10 Nov. 2024
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During the Civil War, soldiers who would normally need to take a few days to return home to cast a vote were allowed to do so at the battlefield, and those votes were mailed back to the proper precinct.Roger Catlin, Smithsonian Magazine, 4 Oct. 2024
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By 1862, a majority of the 11 Confederate states established absentee voting by their soldiers.Roger Catlin, Smithsonian Magazine, 4 Oct. 2024
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“Militia.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/militia. Accessed 24 Nov. 2024.
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