paramilitary
IPA: pɛrʌmˈɪɫʌtɛri
noun
- A group of civilians trained and organized in a military fashion, but which do not represent the formal forces of a sovereign power.
- (colloquial) A member of a paramilitary group.
adjective
- relating to a paramilitary
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Examples of "paramilitary" in Sentences
- The current infobox neglects the paramilitary troops.
- Kudos on your disquisition about paramilitary, militan, etc.
- The rank remains in use in the paramilitary police hierarchy.
- Svazarm was the largest paramilitary organisation of the era.
- I was wondering who the one person in the UK paramilitary was.
- This person was the leader of the paramilitary wing of the terrorists.
- The paramilitary aspects are rarely mentioned in the OVA or the manga.
- The generals began to mobilize the populace into paramilitary organizations.
- This is a paramilitary organisation for the security of the people of the area.