national guard

noun

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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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  1. standing army
  2. militia
  3. battalion
  4. army
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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
Definition of standing army
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  • The book instead focuses on Penelope’s diplomatic genius, along with her loyal women who form a network of spies for her along with a secret militia that quietly runs the island from the shadows for two decades while their men are away at war.
    — Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 17 July 2026
  • The transnational jihadist militia made Raqqa, in northeastern Syria, its capital amid the country's 2011-2024 civil war and still has supporters in the desert hinterlands.
    — Taylor Luck, Christian Science Monitor, 15 July 2026
Definition of militia
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  • The battalion was once again redeployed to the West Bank 30 days later after undergoing an education seminar and additional training.
    — Oren Liebermann, CNN Money, 13 July 2026
  • The Israeli army built another five battalions of soldiers who were never engaged in service or finished their service and wish to return to duty.
    — Benjamin Weinthal, FOXNews.com, 6 July 2026
Definition of battalion
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  • In the early hours of Wednesday morning, the US launched 13 missiles at an army base in Bampur, also in Sistan and Baluchestan province, IRNA reported.
    — Billy Stockwell, CNN Money, 15 July 2026
  • Unemployment is low, in part because many workers are now serving in the army.
    — Ian Bremmer, Time, 14 July 2026
Definition of army

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“National guard.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/national%20guard. Accessed 22 Jul. 2026.

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