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Frequent contact between opposing military forces, such as that between British soldiers and colonial militiamen on the eve of the American Revolution, increases the chance of an incident.
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Joel Wuthnow, Foreign Affairs, 12 Sep. 2025
Getty Images The dramatic bombing of a Venezuelan drug boat by the United States after the mobilization of millions of Venezuelan militiamen is the latest in a long saga of political acrimony.
—Wesley Alexander Hill, Forbes.com, 3 Sep. 2025
The Syrian government also evacuated around 1,500 Bedouin civilians displaced or endangered by Druze militiamen.
—Emily Feng, NPR, 31 July 2025
The president led 15,000 federalized militiamen from Virginia, Maryland, New Jersey, and Pennsylvania into the west—though no rebel army materialized to oppose them.
—Time, 2 July 2025
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Joel Wuthnow, Foreign Affairs, 12 Sep. 2025
Getty Images The dramatic bombing of a Venezuelan drug boat by the United States after the mobilization of millions of Venezuelan militiamen is the latest in a long saga of political acrimony.
—Wesley Alexander Hill, Forbes.com, 3 Sep. 2025
The Syrian government also evacuated around 1,500 Bedouin civilians displaced or endangered by Druze militiamen.
—Emily Feng, NPR, 31 July 2025
The president led 15,000 federalized militiamen from Virginia, Maryland, New Jersey, and Pennsylvania into the west—though no rebel army materialized to oppose them.
—Time, 2 July 2025
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“Militiaman.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/militiaman. Accessed 7 Oct. 2025.
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militiaman
noun
mi·li·tia·man
mə-ˈlish-ə-mən 
: a member of a militia
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