militia
Example Sentences
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Civilian militias have been armed by the regime, and Venezuela has other armed groups.
From BBC
The tensions present a diplomatic challenge for the U.S. and threaten to expand conflicts in a region already battered by two years of war between Israel and Iran and its allied militias.
He added that once this happens, he expects people in Hamas-held areas to shift eastward to the militias’ control.
From Los Angeles Times
The military has been fighting on several fronts, against both armed resistance groups who oppose the coup, as well as ethnic armies which have their own militias.
From BBC
The Constitution gives Congress the power “to provide for calling forth the militia to execute the laws of the union, suppress insurrections and repel invasions.”
From Los Angeles Times
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
