home guard
noun
a volunteer force used for meeting local emergencies when the regular armed forces are needed elsewhere.
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Home Guard
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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Among the professional troops taking part in this exercise are members of Norway's home guard - mostly part-time soldiers.
From BBC ● Mar. 11, 2024
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
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
"Yes, soldiers from the Home Guard found videos from the vehicles' sensors stored in their systems," Lieutenant Colonel Per Gunnar Grosberghaugen, Norwegian Home Guard spokesperson, confirmed to AFP.
From Barron's ● Oct. 17, 2026
But Widney was also tied to the Home Guard Vigilance Committee in the late 1800s.
From Los Angeles Times ● Dec. 7, 2023
The deceased include a police officer and three personnel from the Home Guard, officials said, adding that the latter are suspected to have died as they attempted to rescue the police officer.
From Reuters ● Jul. 19, 2023
It's time to bring on the Home Guard.
From BBC ● Jul. 15, 2023
He’s wearing his Home Guard armband, holding a thin pamphlet.
From "The Bletchley Riddle" by Ruta Sepetys and Steve Sheinkin
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