In the United States, theNational Guard is a military force within an individual state, which can become part of the national army if there is a war or emergency.
...the leader of the Arkansas National Guard.
National Guard in British English
noun
1. (sometimes not capitals)
the armed force, first commanded by Lafayette, that was established in France in 1789 and existed intermittently until 1871
2.
(in the US) a state military force that can be called into federal service by the president
National Guard in American English
US
in the U.S., the organized militia forces of the individual states, a component of the Army of the U.S. when called into active federal service
Examples of 'National Guard' in a sentence
National Guard
`The National Guard recruited many of the soldiers straight from school.
MacNeill, Alastair THE DEVIL'S DOOR (1993)
The court lay in a large open area behind the castellated facade of the former National Guard armoury, now a high school playground.
Stewart, Michael COMPULSION (1993)
An officer in the National Guard will take care of all of that for you.