organized militia

American  

noun

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

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Example Sentences

Prosecutors say Mr. Reffitt came to Washington with a fellow member of the Texas Three Percenters, a loosely organized militia movement that takes its name from the supposed 3 percent of the U.S. colonial population that fought against the British.

From New York Times

He denied that those captured were members of locally organized militia groups.

From Seattle Times

—So December 13, 1636, marks the beginning of the organized militia.

From Fox News

Heller, the court held that the Constitution granted an individual right to possess a gun in the home for self-defense, unrelated to the person’s participation in an organized militia.

From Washington Post

While they felt it was unlikely that an organized militia group would be able to execute the kind of attack on the Capitol described in the Capitol Police bulletin, particularly given the fortifications around Washington, they did not rule out the possibility that “lone wolf” attackers could try to wreak havoc.

From New York Times