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
Hezbollah has both a political wing, with several lawmakers in Lebanon's national parliament, and militia that operates largely independently of the Lebanese government and receives funding and direction from Iran.
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Npr Staff, NPR, 17 Apr. 2026
The American militia stopped the advance and forced the British to head back to Boston.
—Kurt Snibbe, Oc Register, 17 Apr. 2026
As well as the world's largest navy consisting of more than 370 battle force People’s Liberation Army (PLA) vessels, China controls a shadow fleet of up to 200,000 fishing boats as an informal militia.
—Charlie Campbell, Time, 16 Apr. 2026
Most of the latest atrocities have been blamed on the Rapid Support Forces and their Janjaweed allies — Arab militias that were notorious for atrocities in the early 2000s against people identifying as East or Central African in Darfur.
—Samy Magdy, Los Angeles Times, 15 Apr. 2026
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Npr Staff, NPR, 17 Apr. 2026
The American militia stopped the advance and forced the British to head back to Boston.
—Kurt Snibbe, Oc Register, 17 Apr. 2026
As well as the world's largest navy consisting of more than 370 battle force People’s Liberation Army (PLA) vessels, China controls a shadow fleet of up to 200,000 fishing boats as an informal militia.
—Charlie Campbell, Time, 16 Apr. 2026
Most of the latest atrocities have been blamed on the Rapid Support Forces and their Janjaweed allies — Arab militias that were notorious for atrocities in the early 2000s against people identifying as East or Central African in Darfur.
—Samy Magdy, Los Angeles Times, 15 Apr. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for militia
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Military under severe strain The Israel Defense Forces (IDF) last month diverted a combat battalion from the northern border with Lebanon to the West Bank amid the wartime surge in settler violence.—
Tal Shalev,
CNN Money,
9 Apr. 2026
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The cat who died, from a different apartment, was retrieved by firefighters and reunited with its owners, the battalion chief said.—
Julia Prodis Sulek,
Mercury News,
8 Apr. 2026
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Iran's foreign minister, Abbas Araghchi, took part in a preliminary meeting Wednesday with Asim Munir, Pakistan's army chief of staff, Iranian state media reported.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
16 Apr. 2026
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Pakistan’s army chief arrived Wednesday for talks in Tehran in the latest diplomatic move to ease tensions in the Middle East and arrange a second round of negotiations between the United States and Iran after almost seven weeks of war.—
Samy Magdy,
Chicago Tribune,
15 Apr. 2026
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Prisoners exchanged Russia's Defense Ministry said that a prisoner swap Saturday brought home 175 of its soldiers.—
CBS News,
CBS News,
11 Apr. 2026
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Another work from this era, Veterans Day (2016), features a flow of musical notes that surround a framed newspaper article about the conviction of Muhammad Ali for refusing to fight in the American war in Vietnam and an old photograph of soldiers raising their fists.—
Alex Greenberger,
ARTnews.com,
11 Apr. 2026
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This is a very powerful operation; our troops are operating along the front lines and at depth.—
Brian Dakss,
CBS News,
11 Apr. 2026
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The PathMaster capability ensures that supply lines remain open and that troops can maneuver effectively, which directly impacts mission success.—
Prabhat Ranjan Mishra,
Interesting Engineering,
11 Apr. 2026
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“Militia.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/militia. Accessed 23 Apr. 2026.
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