militia
English Thesaurus
1. civilians trained as soldiers but not part of the regular army (noun.group)
hyponym | : | sa, storm troops, sturmabteilung, |
definition | : | Nazi militia created by Hitler in 1921 that helped him to power but was eclipsed by the SS after 1943 (noun.group) |
hyponym | : | trainband, |
definition | : | a company of militia in England or America from the 16th century to the 18th century (noun.group) |
member holonym | : | militiaman, |
definition | : | a member of the militia; serves only during emergencies (noun.person) |
2. the entire body of physically fit civilians eligible by law for military service (noun.group)
hypernym | : | body, |
definition | : | a group of persons associated by some common tie or occupation and regarded as an entity (noun.group) |
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