Noun
- 1. militia, reserves, military unit, military force, military group, force
- usage: civilians trained as soldiers but not part of the regular army
- 2. militia, body
- usage: 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
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