Militia - definition, pronunciation, transcription
Amer.
|məˈlɪʃə|
Brit.
|mɪˈlɪʃə|
noun
- civilians trained as soldiers but not part of the regular army
- the entire body of physically fit civilians eligible by law for military service
- 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
Congress shall have power to provide for calling forth the militia
Extra examples
He joined the local militia as soon as he was 16.
Congress shall have power to provide for calling forth the militia
Orders came to draft the militia.
A commander in each county was to have charge of the local militia.
The militia captured the castle
Word forms
noun
singular: militia
plural: militias
singular: militia
plural: militias
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