militia /mi-lishˈə/

1. A body of men enrolled and drilled as soldiers, but only liable to home service (transformed in 1908 into the Special Reserve; again called militia, 1921)
2. The National Guard and its reserve (US)
3. Any military force made up of civilians, of varying size and standard of training, often hastily established in time of emergency
4. A general levy
5. A territorial force
6. Troops of the second line

militˈiaman noun

• de-energising
• de-energize
• de-energized
• de-energizes
• de-energizing
• deep
• deep-browed
• deep clean
• deep-clean
• deep-cleaned
• deep-cleaning
• deep cleans
• deep-cleans
• deep-discount
• deep down
• deep drawing
• deep-drawing
• deep-drawn
• deep-dyed
• deepen
• deepened
• deepening
• deepens
• deeper
• deepest