Synonyms for militia
mɪˈlɪʃ əmili·ti·a

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1. militia, reservesnoun

   civilians trained as soldiers but not part of the regular army

   Synonyms:
   reserves

2. militianoun

   the entire body of physically fit civilians eligible by law for military service

   "their troops were untrained militia"; "Congress shall have power to provide for calling forth the militia"--United States Constitution

   Synonyms:
   reserves

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1. • Body
   • Military
   • Military Unit

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1. militianoun

   Synonyms:
   trainband

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1. militianoun

   Synonyms:
   troops, military, trainband

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1. List of paraphrases for "militia":

   militias, militiamen, guerrilla, posse, interahamwe

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1. Akram Shahab:

   They spray-painted (Shi’ite) on the gate to alert the other militia groups.

2. Joe Stork:

   Iraq can't win the fight against ISIS's atrocities with attacks on civilians that violate the laws of war and fly in the face of human decency, militia abuses are wreaking havoc among some of Iraq's most vulnerable people and exacerbating sectarian hostilities.

3. John Bolton:

   We are very concerned about the Quds Force and Qassem Soleimani using Shi'ite militia groups and others in Iraq as indirect ways to attack our embassy in Baghdad, consulate in Erbil, our various bases around the country.

4. Mark Pitcavage:

   The issue of extremists -- both white supremacists and anti-government extremists like the militia movement -- in the military is certainly a real problem and a perennial one. For that reason, it needs to be addressed, because the past few decades have illustrated that it will not go away on its own, we should be realistic about the extent of the problem, of course. We are talking about a small number of extremists here -- but as they can in general society, extremists in the military can cause harm disproportionate to their numbers.

5. Vladimir Putin:

   We should finally acknowledge that no one but President Assad’s armed forces and (Kurdish) militia are truly fighting the Islamic State and other terrorist organizations in Syria.