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Territorial Army

British  

noun

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

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

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The MoD told the BBC its records showed he had only ever been in the Territorial Army, now called the Army Reserve, and was also a former Army Cadet Force volunteer.

From BBC Jul. 15, 2026

Cleverly was in the Territorial Army and went to Sandhurst and, outside of work, enjoys painting model soldiers and hanging out with his border terriers.

From BBC Sep. 7, 2022

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

He set world records at 40 and 100 miles - to go with his Territorial Army 110-mile march record set in 1959.

From BBC Aug. 23, 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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