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
The ayatollah has apparently brought in foreign militias from Iraq and Hezbollah to try and squash protests and made plans to flee to Russia just in case, according to reports.
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Bobby Zirkin, Baltimore Sun, 8 Jan. 2026
National leaders, when killed by foreign adversaries, had usually been dealt with through coups and via proxy militias.
—Séamus Malekafzali, Washington Post, 8 Jan. 2026
By providing only air cover for the rebels, our intervention left the situation on the ground to the local competing forces, tribes and militias, which were divided then and remain divided to this day.
—Thomas L. Friedman, Mercury News, 6 Jan. 2026
Aponte, a freeman who had once served in the local militia, was part of a group that had sought to launch an uprising among the enslaved.
—Laurent Dubois, The Atlantic, 6 Jan. 2026
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Bobby Zirkin, Baltimore Sun, 8 Jan. 2026
National leaders, when killed by foreign adversaries, had usually been dealt with through coups and via proxy militias.
—Séamus Malekafzali, Washington Post, 8 Jan. 2026
By providing only air cover for the rebels, our intervention left the situation on the ground to the local competing forces, tribes and militias, which were divided then and remain divided to this day.
—Thomas L. Friedman, Mercury News, 6 Jan. 2026
Aponte, a freeman who had once served in the local militia, was part of a group that had sought to launch an uprising among the enslaved.
—Laurent Dubois, The Atlantic, 6 Jan. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for militia
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Some deputy chiefs and battalion chiefs protested the move, but Courser stood firm.—
Karen Kucher,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
4 Jan. 2026
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His cousin, the late Ed Brand, was a battalion chief for the Oak Lawn Fire Department.—
Janice Neumann,
Chicago Tribune,
2 Jan. 2026
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America has rolled by like an army of steamrollers … but baseball has marked the time.—
Ben Crandell,
Sun Sentinel,
7 Jan. 2026
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According to sources, confronting the unit directly would require the simultaneous deployment of at least four army brigades.—
Antonio María Delgado,
Miami Herald,
6 Jan. 2026
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Among the deceased were colonels, lieutenants, majors and captains and some reserve soldiers, ranging in age from 26 to 60, The Associated Press reported.—
Louis Casiano,
FOXNews.com,
7 Jan. 2026
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And those soldiers will come from Connecticut and the other 49 states and the territories and the district.—
Christopher Keating,
Hartford Courant,
7 Jan. 2026
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Truckloads of cookies were unloaded Wednesday afternoon at the Shelly Ridge Service Center in Lafayette Hill, where thousands of boxes will be distributed to local Girl Scout troops ahead of sales beginning next week.—
Madeleine Wright,
CBS News,
7 Jan. 2026
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The annual fundraiser gives troops the opportunity to sell boxes for their troop and develop life skills like goal-setting, decision-making, money management and business ethics.—
Brayden Garcia,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
7 Jan. 2026
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“Militia.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/militia. Accessed 11 Jan. 2026.
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