militia
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militia
- /məˈlɪʃə/
Rhymes with -ɪʃə
Where it comes from
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.
noun militias · militiae
- An army of trained civilians, which may be an official reserve army, called upon in time of need, the entire able-bodied population of a state which may also be called upon, or a private force not under government control. He coasts down to a dead stop in the middle of the channel, makes a scan for militia men and wireheads, and finds none.
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Synonym of militsia: the national police force of certain countries (e.g. Belarus).
Similar: militsia
Thesaurus
Closest in meaning: reserves, military, paramilitary, militiaman, army, guerrilla, infantry, police, posse, vigilante, militant, armed, sla, interahamwe, mob, force
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noun army of trained civilians called upon in time of need
| Español | milicia |
|---|---|
| 한국어 | 민병 minbyeong, 시민군 simin'gun |
| 日本語 | 民兵 minpei |
| 中文 | 民兵 mínbīng, 國民軍 /国民军 guómínjūn, 義勇軍 /义勇军 yìyǒngjūn, 民團 /民团 míntuán |
| हिन्दी | नागरिक सेना nāgrik senā |
| Kiswahili | mwanamgambo |
| Português | milícia |
| Français | milice |
| Deutsch | Miliz, Landwehr, Reserve, Volksheer |
| Italiano | milizia |
| Română | miliție |
| Русский | мили́ция milícija, наро́дное ополче́ние naródnoje opolčénije |
| Tiếng Việt | dân quân, dân binh |
| العربية | تَنْظِيم مُسَلَّح tanẓīm musallaḥ, جَمَاعَة مُسَلَّحَة, مِيلِيشْيَا mīlīšyā |
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title = {militia},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
year = {2026},
url = {https://micwyn.com/word/militia},
urldate = {2026-11-06}
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