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
Famine has spread to two new regions in Sudan, including a major city in the Darfur region where a militia has reportedly carried out mass killings and sent tens of thousands fleeing in the last week.
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Rebecca Schneid, Time, 3 Nov. 2025
Yet, despite this military setback, the militia in Lebanon shows no intention of relinquishing its weapons.
—Benjamin Weinthal, FOXNews.com, 2 Nov. 2025
In 2020, a militia group in Michigan plotted to kidnap Governor Gretchen Whitmer, citing opposition to COVID-19 restrictions as their motivation.
—Hannah Parry, MSNBC Newsweek, 31 Oct. 2025
Many of these militias are Islamist and have a human rights record nearly on par with the RSF.
—Brady Knox, The Washington Examiner, 30 Oct. 2025
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Rebecca Schneid, Time, 3 Nov. 2025
Yet, despite this military setback, the militia in Lebanon shows no intention of relinquishing its weapons.
—Benjamin Weinthal, FOXNews.com, 2 Nov. 2025
In 2020, a militia group in Michigan plotted to kidnap Governor Gretchen Whitmer, citing opposition to COVID-19 restrictions as their motivation.
—Hannah Parry, MSNBC Newsweek, 31 Oct. 2025
Many of these militias are Islamist and have a human rights record nearly on par with the RSF.
—Brady Knox, The Washington Examiner, 30 Oct. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for militia
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The city of Charlotte settled a longstanding racial discrimination suit filed by a former fire department battalion chief last week — just days before announcing his wife would lead the Charlotte-Mecklenburg Police Department.—
Amber Gaudet,
Charlotte Observer,
3 Nov. 2025
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Petula says there are stories about a mythical cat that stalks the woods near the battlefields at night, and tales of entire battalions of Confederate soldier ghosts roaming the military park.—
Graham Averill,
Outside,
28 Oct. 2025
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The United States supported the anti-communist massacres, providing lists of senior communist party officials, equipment and money to the Indonesian army, according to official documents that were declassified in 2017.—
Jessie Yeung,
CNN Money,
11 Nov. 2025
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The deadliest assault on a school occurred in 2014 when Taliban gunmen killed 154 people, mostly children, at an army-run school in Peshawar.—
NPR,
NPR,
11 Nov. 2025
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The most recent border flare-up came after five Thai soldiers were injured in a landmine explosion, with the incident prompting Thailand to downgrade diplomatic relations with its neighbor.—
Helen Regan,
CNN Money,
11 Nov. 2025
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In a statement, the Army said that Livelsberger had access to and used a program that provides physical, cognitive and medical care to soldiers.—
Tonya Simpson,
ABC News,
11 Nov. 2025
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Japanese Imperial troops killed more than 200,000 unarmed men and civilians, and raped and tortured tens of thousands of women and girls, in what is known as the Nanjing Massacre – one of the most notorious wartime atrocities of the 20th century.—
Jessie Yeung,
CNN Money,
12 Nov. 2025
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By 2022, nationalist rhetoric from Yameen and his Progressive Party coalition intensified into a demand for the expulsion of the Indian troops stationed in the country.—
MUHIB RAHMAN,
Foreign Affairs,
12 Nov. 2025
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“Militia.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/militia. Accessed 14 Nov. 2025.
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