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national guard

noun

Definition of national guard

as in standing army

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Recent Examples of national guard Our national guard members and permanent residents. — Baltimore Sun Staff, Baltimore Sun, 11 Feb. 2026 Staff have been directed to develop clear protocols for alerting the public of ICE activity or a national guard presence within city limits. — Sierra Lopez, Mercury News, 4 Feb. 2026 Andrea Tsuchiya, a state national guard public affairs officer, said in a statement. — Natalie Neysa Alund, USA Today, 25 Jan. 2026 Invoking the law would give Trump the power to deploy military or national guard troops to suppress the demonstrations. — Jenna Prestininzi, Freep.com, 15 Jan. 2026 See All Example Sentences for national guard

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Many Americans feared and distrusted the idea of a standing army into the first half of the nineteenth century.

— Matthew Wills, JSTOR Daily, 25 May 2026
Finland became a full member of NATO in April 2023, adding Finland’s standing army of nearly 280,000 (with a reserve of 900,000) to guard its 830-mile (1,340-km) border with Russia.

— L. Sue Baugh, Encyclopedia Britannica, 7 May 2026

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The program is also seeking information on how the IRGC transfers funds and materials to its terrorist and militia proxies and partners, as well as individuals or entities involved in financing or facilitating its activities.

— September 18, CBS News, 18 Sep. 2026
The volunteers would be an additional layer of security to the paramilitary Revolutionary Guard and the Basij militia, which has played a key role in quashing anti-government protests.

— Nasser Karimi, Los Angeles Times, 18 Sep. 2026

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With ranks ranging from firefighter to battalion chief, more than a dozen KCFD employees have been charged with serious crimes in recent years, and some still work there.

— Jenna Ebbers, Kansas City Star, 14 Sep. 2026
The massive response of a blitz attack — most fire alarms summon only one engine — involves at least four ladder companies, four engine companies, four battalion chiefs, a deputy chief and a rescue squad.

— Peter Wilkinson, Rolling Stone, 11 Sep. 2026

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Defense Minister Władysław Kosiniak-Kamysz said Monday in a post on X that the Polish army recovered what was believed to be a Russian military drone from the Baltic Sea near the coastal village of Jaroslawiec.

— Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 15 Sep. 2026
The majority went to coaches’ and athletic directors’ ever-escalating salaries, lavish facilities and small armies of support staffers, nutritionists — even barbers.

— Stewart Mandel, New York Times, 14 Sep. 2026

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