organized militia

noun

1. a former military organization functioning under both state and federal authority.

Example Sentences

Our standing army is but a bad and ill-organized militia, and our militia not better than a mob.

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The people of Paris seeing the danger organized militia companies to defend their representatives.

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Does he mean the organized militia, or simply the able-bodied men in that vicinity?

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During the administration of Governor Smith there was no organized militia.

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It was understood, however, that preference would be given to those volunteers who were already members of the organized militia.

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