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BNC: 8236 COCA: 4998

militia

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militia /məˈlɪʃə/ noun
plural militias
militia
/məˈlɪʃə/
noun
plural militias
Learner's definition of MILITIA
[count]
: a group of people who are not part of the armed forces of a country but are trained like soldiers民兵组织

— militiaman

/məˈlɪʃəmən/ noun, plural militiamen /-mən/ /məˈlɪʃəmən/ [count]
BNC: 8236 COCA: 4998

militia

noun

mi·​li·​tia mə-ˈli-shə How to pronounce militia (audio)
plural militias
1
a
: a part of the organized armed forces of a country liable to call only in emergency
The militia was called to quell the riot.
b
: a body of citizens organized for military service
2
: the whole body of able-bodied male citizens declared by law as being subject to call to military service
3
: a private group of armed individuals that operates as a paramilitary force and is typically motivated by a political or religious ideology
specifically : such a group that aims to defend individual rights against government authority that is perceived as oppressive

Example Sentences

Recent Examples on the Web The royal party then moved to Faneuil Hall for a parade of 98 Revolutionary-era militia troops from across New England. Brittany Bowker, BostonGlobe.com, 8 Sep. 2022 China uses private vessels, maritime militia, and Coast Guard ships to take and hold territory. Kyle Mizokami, Popular Mechanics, 6 Sep. 2022 Chicago’s Mayor William Thompson yielded to public pressure and called for help from militia units in local armories. Ron Grossman, Chicago Tribune, 4 Sep. 2022 The Fano militia was a major actor in Ethiopia’s Tigray conflict that erupted in the northern part of the country in November 2020. Cara Anna, ajc, 2 Sep. 2022 Al-Sadr is the most powerful Shiite religious figure involved in Iraqi politics, and his militia fought U.S. troops during the Iraq War. Catherine Garcia, The Week, 29 Aug. 2022 In this case, the baker was a man named Matt Keepers, who testified at trial that Fox reached out to him and asked him to join his militia and build a bomb. Tresa Baldas, Detroit Free Press, 23 Aug. 2022 Hundreds of Shiite men eager to take up arms against the Taliban flocked to his new resistance militia in the spring. New York Times, 18 Aug. 2022 The free event allows guests to see what Hebron was like years ago, by visiting the blacksmith shop, one room school, chair maker, wood carver, potter, tinsmith, a colonial home, timber framer, farmer, and local colonial militia of the day. Hartford Courant, 31 Aug. 2022 See More

Word History

Etymology

Latin, military service, from milit-, miles

First Known Use

1599, in the meaning defined at sense 1b

Time Traveler
The first known use of militia was in 1599
BNC: 8236 COCA: 4998
militia

noun

ADJECTIVE | VERB + MILITIA | MILITIA + NOUN ADJECTIVEarmed武裝民兵a highly armed militia高度武裝的民兵volunteer國民自衞隊local當地民兵colonial殖民地民兵government, state政府國民自衞隊;州國民自衞隊private私人武裝well-regulated紀律嚴明的民兵VERB + MILITIAjoin, serve in加入國民自衞隊;在國民自衞隊服役organize組織民兵form, set up組建國民自衞隊;成立義勇軍The anarchists started to form volunteer militias.無政府主義者開始組建義勇軍。train訓練民兵disarm, disband解除國民自衞隊的武裝;解散國民自衞隊call out出動國民自衞隊He said he would call out the state militia if the rebels did not surrender.他說如果反叛分子拒不投降,他就要出動州國民自衞隊。MILITIA + NOUNcompany, forces, group, unit民兵連;民兵部隊;民兵團體;民兵單位movement (especially NAmE) 民兵運動Cooper was a leader of the militia movement until his death.庫珀去世前一直是民兵運動的領袖。fighter, man, member民兵戰士;民兵;國民自衞隊成員commander, leader國民自衞隊指揮官;民兵首領

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