volunteer army
Americannoun
Example Sentences
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In Burkina Faso, a so-called "volunteer" army, launched in 2020 before the military takeover, is one strategy being used to fight militants.
From BBC • Jul. 6, 2025
The same dynamic played out in the wake of Russia's full-scale invasion of Ukraine, which saw a volunteer army of pro-Ukraine hackers claim credit for numerous attacks on Russian websites and other online services.
From Reuters • Oct. 11, 2023
After she saw them, she joined a volunteer army of sorts, one that tries to help Afghan refugees however they can.
From Slate • Dec. 9, 2022
Members of Chernihiv’s Territorial Defense, a volunteer army unit, heard the explosion, said one soldier, Ivan Lut.
From New York Times • May 30, 2022
To have been a member of that company was worth at least a captain's commission in the volunteer army, and many officers of much higher rank were chosen from its members.
From The History of Minnesota and Tales of the Frontier by Flandrau, Charles E. (Charles Eugene)
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