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militia

noun

Civilians trained as soldiers but not part of the regular army

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Word Facts

Word length
7
Starts with
M
Ends with
A
Contains
IL
Scrabble score
9
CEFR level
B2

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Pronunciation

məˈlɪʃə

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noun

  1. Civilians trained as soldiers but not part of the regular army

noun

  1. The entire body of physically fit civilians eligible by law for military service

    “Their troops were untrained militia”

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Their troops were untrained militia
{'source': 'United States Constitution', 'text': 'Congress shall have power to provide for calling forth the militia'}

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