Synonyms for militia
mɪˈlɪʃ əmili·ti·a

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1. militia, reservesnoun

   civilians trained as soldiers but not part of the regular army

   Synonyms:
   reserves

2. militianoun

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

   "their troops were untrained militia"; "Congress shall have power to provide for calling forth the militia"--United States Constitution

   Synonyms:
   reserves

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1. • Body
   • Military
   • Military Unit

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1. militianoun

   Synonyms:
   trainband

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1. militianoun

   Synonyms:
   troops, military, trainband

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1. List of paraphrases for "militia":

   militias, militiamen, guerrilla, posse, interahamwe

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1. Jesse Arreguin:

   They come dressed in uniforms, they have weapons, almost like a militia and I think we need to think about that in terms of our law enforcement approach.

2. Foreign Affairs Prince Saud al-Faisal:

   The Houthi militia and agents of the former president -- supported by Iran -- insist to meddle in Yemen, reshuffle the cards, rob the Yemeni will, make a coup against the constitutional legitimacy and reject all peaceful solutions, we are not warmongers.

3. U. S. Constitution:

   A well regulated Militia, being necessary to the security of a free State, the right of the people to keep and bear Arms, shall not be infringed.

4. Ryan Kelley:

   Part of what we want to do is bring back a good light on the militia, these guys are law-abiding citizens that are here to protect people. They want to uphold the Constitution. Theyre not there to hurt anyone. Theyre there to help.

5. State John Kerry:

   There is a specific U.N. resolution outside of this agreement that prohibits them from sending weapons to Hezbollah. There is a separate and specific U.N. resolution that prohibits them from sending weapons to the Shia militia in Iraq.