home guard
noun
a volunteer force used for meeting local emergencies when the regular armed forces are needed elsewhere.
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Home Guardnouna volunteer part-time military force recruited for the defence of the United Kingdom in World War II
home guard
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Home Guard
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a volunteer part-time military force recruited for the defence of the United Kingdom in World War II
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(in various countries) a civil defence and reserve militia organization
Etymology
Origin of home guard
First recorded in 1735–45
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He said two of the dead were members of the home guard, a voluntary force that helps police control civil disturbances.
From Reuters ● Aug. 1, 2023
The former commander of the British battalion of the International Brigade, Tom Wintringham, approached the government with plans for a home guard.
From The Guardian ● Oct. 22, 2020
It recounted the redoubtable but often hapless fictional exploits of a home guard brigade in Walmington-on-Sea during World War Two.
From BBC ● Nov. 28, 2017
He said he had lied about his age to join the Soviet army at age 15 and was part of a home guard near Kharkiv in Ukraine.
From Washington Post ● May 9, 2015
By time I came along, most everybody in Banks County thought General Tweedy had been a high monkity-monk in the Army of the Confederacy instead of just in the home guard.
From "Cold Sassy Tree" by Olive Ann Burns
Dad's Army, a much loved series about a Home Guard platoon during the Second World War, ran on BBC One from 1968 to 1977.
From BBC ● Feb. 5, 2024
But Widney was also tied to the Home Guard Vigilance Committee in the late 1800s.
From Los Angeles Times ● Dec. 7, 2023
The Cabinet Office has rejected suggestions it is looking to recruit a Dads' Army of Home Guard volunteers.
From BBC ● Dec. 4, 2023
Norway’s Home Guard, a rapid mobilization force, will also boost its presence, officials said without elaborating about the security changes.
From Washington Post ● Nov. 1, 2022
I’m proud to say there’s a lot less panting and wheezing than when our Home Guard unit first formed.
From "The Bletchley Riddle" by Ruta Sepetys and Steve Sheinkin
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