militia

Reading level: hard

Estimated CEFR level: B2 — Upper-Intermediate

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Definition

  1. noun civilians trained as soldiers but not part of the regular army
  2. noun the entire body of physically fit civilians eligible by law for military service; ; --United States Constitution

Etymology

From Latin mīlitia (“army, military force/service”), from mīles (“soldier”). Doublet of militsia. The use of "militia" rather than "police" to refer to the police force (of Belarus and some other countries) originated in the USSR.

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