PMC

British

abbreviation

private military company: a commercial organization whose employees are paid to carry out military or security duties in cooperation with or in the place of regular military formations

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Example Sentences

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He insisted that his organisation was "not PMC Wagner".

From Barron's • Dec. 23, 2025

The flag sports a white skull surrounded by the words "PMC Wagner Group" in both English and Russian.

From Reuters • Sep. 1, 2023

After June's mutiny Mr Mardasov said that a number of Wagner troops had been offered a transfer to a competing company called PMC Redut.

From BBC • Aug. 24, 2023

But when Parvizi and others disrupted brain activity in the PMC by injecting electric currents into the brains of individuals with epilepsy, they failed to alter the physical “I” feeling.

From Scientific American • Jul. 12, 2023

I can guess that he was an agent for PMC 873 who was trespassing illegally.

From Thin Edge by Garrett, Randall

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