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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 former British Army reserve and Territorial Army officer has long been vocal on international affairs and security matters.

From BBC Aug. 31, 2026

"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

In the last parliament only two Labour MPs had military service - Dan Jarvis, who served 16 years in the Parachute Regiment, and Clive Lewis who reached the rank of Lieutenant in the Territorial Army.

From BBC Jun. 3, 2024

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

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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