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Meaning of Militia | Babel Free

Noun CEFR B1
məˈlɪʃə

Definitions

  1. An army of trained civilians, which may be an official reserve army, called upon in time of need, the entire able-bodied population of a state which may also be called upon, or a private force not under government control.
  2. Synonym of militsia: the national police force of certain countries (e.g. Belarus).

Equivalents

Беларуская міліцыя
Català milícia
Čeština domobrana milice
Deutsch Landwehr Miliz Reserve Volksheer
Esperanto milicio
Español milicia
Eesti miilits
Français milice
हिन्दी नागरिक सेना
Magyar milícia
Bahasa Indonesia milisi
Italiano milizia
日本語 民兵
Kurdî milîs
Македонски милиција
Nederlands militie
Polski milicja
Português milícia
Română miliție
Српски milicija милиција
Svenska milis
Kiswahili mwanamgambo
Türkçe milis
Українська міліція ополчення
Tiếng Việt dân binh dân quân

Examples

“He coasts down to a dead stop in the middle of the channel, makes a scan for militia men and wireheads, and finds none.”

CEFR level

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This word is part of the CEFR B1 vocabulary — intermediate level.
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