Territorial Army

British

noun

Full name: Territorial and Volunteer Reserve. (in Britain) a standing reserve army originally organized between 1907 and 1908

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"He kept in the background, but was suspicious because of that," said the 63-year-old who was in the Territorial Army and worked for the Royal Air Force.

From BBC • Jan. 5, 2026

The former Territorial Army officer, who served in Iraq and Afghanistan, has been chairman of the Foreign Affairs Select Committee since 2017 but this is his first ministerial post.

From BBC • Sep. 7, 2022

Pankaj Kavidayal, a rescue official, said 21 of the confirmed 26 dead were members of the Territorial Army.

From Seattle Times • Jul. 2, 2022

All of the confirmed dead were members of the volunteer Territorial Army, state chief minister N. Biren Singh said.

From Seattle Times • Jun. 30, 2022

For almost a week we stayed like that, bunked up with various members of the Territorial Army.

From "How I Live Now" by Meg Rosoff

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