militia
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noun
a
military
force
that is
raised
from the
civil
population
to
supplement
a
regular
army
in an
emergency
.
〖通例the ~; 集合的に; 単複両扱い〗 民兵隊〘正規軍には属さず非常時のみ兵役に就く人からなる軍隊〙; 市民軍; 義勇軍; ⦅米⦆ 国民軍〘18—45歳の男子市民からなる〙; ⦅米⦆ 極右武装集団.
a
military force
that
engage
s in
rebel
or
terrorist
activities
in opposition to
a
regular
army
.
all
able-bodied
civilian
s
eligible
by
law
for
military service
.
ORIGIN
late
16th century
: from
Latin
, literally ‘
military
service
’, from
miles
,
milit-
‘
soldier
’.