MILITIA


Meaning of MILITIA in English

noun

ADJECTIVE

▪ armed

a highly armed ~

▪ volunteer

▪ local

▪ colonial

▪ government , state

▪ private

▪ well-regulated

VERB + MILITIA

▪ join , serve in

▪ organize

▪ form , set up

The anarchists started to form volunteer ~s.

▪ train

▪ disarm , disband

▪ call out

He said he would call out the state ~ if the rebels did not surrender.

MILITIA + NOUN

▪ company , forces , group , unit

▪ movement ( esp. AmE )

Cooper was a leader of the ~ movement until his death.

▪ fighter , man , member

▪ commander , leader

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