Militia

/məlˈɪʃɐ/

/məˈɫɪʃə/, /mɪˈɫɪʃə/

Militia

milice

a military group consisting of civilians who have been trained as soldiers to help the army in emergencies

Synonymes : reserves

milice

the entire body of physically fit civilians eligible by law for military service

Exemples

1. We no longer had militias.

2. Well-regulated militias were actually quite important to the founders.

3. Well-regulated militias were actually quite important to the founders.

4. The militias harassed Polish language newspapers and activists for Polish annexation.