Militia Definition
- reserves
- national guard
- civilian army
- military force
Other Word Forms of Militia
Noun
Origin of Militia
The use of "militia" rather than "police" to refer to the police force (of Russia and some other countries) originated among Russian communists.
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Latin mīlitia warfare, military service from mīles mīlit- soldier
From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition
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From Latin mÄ«litia (“army, military force/service"), from mÄ«les (“soldier").
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