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militia

noun

Definition of militia

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 Al-Zaidi had set Wednesday as a deadline for militias to surrender their weapons, but has since postponed it to June 2027. — Nabih Bulos, Los Angeles Times, 30 Sep. 2026 The Pentagon explicitly identified those militias as one of the security challenges Baghdad will now be expected to confront. — Bradford Betz, FOXNews.com, 30 Sep. 2026 Roro is beaten and raped for seven months while trapped by the Libyan militia. — Lily Ford, HollywoodReporter, 29 Sep. 2026 Eritrean Information Minister Yemane Meskel wrote on X that Ethiopia’s pursuit of access to the sea had rattled Eritrea and Somalia, while its move to host militia training in support of Sudan's militia had put Ethiopia at odds with its neighbors. — ABC News, 28 Sep. 2026 See All Example Sentences for militia

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Neither Dan Heizman, president of Local 42, which represents those with the rank of captain and below, nor Clay Calvin, president of Local 3808, which represents division and battalion chiefs, responded to requests for comment.

— Kansas City Star, Kansas City Star, 9 Oct. 2026
The power Whitney expressed was more abstract than Beyoncé’s heavy-handed, and still astonishing, Super Bowl halftime performance in 2016, in which the artist stormed the field with a battalion of women dressed as Black Panthers.

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 8 Oct. 2026

Definition of battalion

Noun

In the post–Cold War era, the United States has perfected the art of airpower—winning control of the skies so that enemy armies, navies, and territory can be bombed at will—to a degree that no country or even alliance of countries has matched.

— Justin Bronk, Foreign Affairs, 13 Oct. 2026
The almost 400 interceptors that remain are augmented by a Greek army contingent with a Patriot missile battery and roughly 100 soldiers.

— Nabih Bulos, Los Angeles Times, 13 Oct. 2026

Definition of army

Noun

At the next checkpoint, however, soldiers pulled back the bales to reveal the Cadillac and the Ram.

— Steve Fisher Special Correspondent Follow, Los Angeles Times, 11 Oct. 2026
The film, released independently with the backing of The Guardian and MK2, sees the directors interviewing Israeli soldiers and intelligence officers, whose identities are hidden, on the civilian death toll in Gaza.

— Jill Goldsmith, Deadline, 11 Oct. 2026

Definition of soldiers

Noun

Rather than sending troops into Yemen, the Saudis will likely launch airstrikes against the Houthis and ramp up support of nationalist forces, several analysts said.

— NBC news, NBC news, 13 Oct. 2026
The Saudis countered with an air campaign and ground force composed of Yemeni pro-government paramilitary factions, Saudi and Emirati troops and mercenaries.

— Nabih Bulos, Los Angeles Times, 13 Oct. 2026

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