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WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2024mi•li•tia /mɪˈlɪʃə/USA pronunciation n. [countable]- a body of citizens enrolled for military service, called out at regular periods for drill but serving full time only in emergencies.
mi•li•tia•man, n. [countable], pl. -men. WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024mi•li•tia (mi lish′ə),USA pronunciation n. - a body of citizens enrolled for military service, and called out periodically for drill but serving full time only in emergencies.
- a body of citizen soldiers as distinguished from professional soldiers.
- all able-bodied males considered by law eligible for military service.
- a body of citizens organized in a paramilitary group and typically regarding themselves as defenders of individual rights against the presumed interference of the federal government.
- Latin mīlitia soldiery, equivalent. to mīlit- (stem of mīles) soldier + -ia -ia
- 1580–90
+ n. - a body of citizens organized in a paramilitary group and typically regarding themselves as defenders of individual rights against the presumed interference of the federal government.
Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers:: militia /mɪˈlɪʃə/ n - a body of citizen (as opposed to professional) soldiers
- an organization containing men enlisted for service in emergency only
Etymology: 16th Century: from Latin: soldiery, from mīles soldier |