[みんぺいそしき, minpeisoshiki] (n) militia; paramilitary group [Add to Longdo]
Result from Foreign Dictionaries (2 entries found)
From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:
Militia \Mi*li"tia\, n. [L., military service, soldiery, fr.
miles, militis, soldier: cf. F. milice.]
[1913 Webster]
1. In the widest sense, the whole military force of a nation,
including both those engaged in military service as a
business, and those competent and available for such
service; specifically, the body of citizens enrolled for
military instruction and discipline, but not subject to be
called into actual service except in emergencies.
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The king's captains and soldiers fight his battles,
and yet . . . the power of the militia is he. --Jer.
Taylor.
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2. Military service; warfare. [Obs.] --Baxter.
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From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
militia
n 1: civilians trained as soldiers but not part of the regular
army [syn: {militia}, {reserves}]
2: 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
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