militia
noun
a body of citizens enrolled for military service, and called out periodically for drill but serving full time only in emergencies.
militias
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pluralof militia.plural
The grammatical form denoting more than one person, place, thing, or idea.
Example Sentences
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Kurdish leaders in Iraq’s Kurdistan region also have reason to fear the militias.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 30, 2026
The country’s Counter-Terrorism Service, a U.S.-trained force known for battling ISIS, commanded an estimated 14,000 soldiers as of 2024, fewer than the militias.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 30, 2026
Al-Zaidi had set Wednesday as a deadline for militias to surrender their weapons, but has since postponed it to June 2027.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 30, 2026
Parliament member Ofer Cassif, of Hadash, an Arab-Jewish communist party, told AFP he was concerned opposition voters could face intimidation before and during the election -- not only from police but from "private, armed militias".
From Barron's ● Aug. 19, 2026
Wearing cotton armor and wooden helmets, brandishing lances, hatchets, and maces, and carrying great painted litters with effigies of their gods, the two militias marched on Mutal.
From "1491" by Charles C. Mann
