paramilitary organization

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paramilitary
adjective
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/ˌpær.əˈmɪl.ɪ.tri/us
/ˌper.əˈmɪl.ə.ter.i/
A paramilitary group is organized like an army but is not official and often ...
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organization
noun
uk
/ˌɔː.ɡən.aɪˈzeɪ.ʃən/us
/ˌɔːr.ɡən.əˈzeɪ.ʃən/
a group of people who work together in an organized way for a ...
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As a trainedparamilitaryorganization, the urban cohorts could, on rare occasions, take to the field of battle if necessary.
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In 1967, theparamilitaryorganizationmobilized over 100,000 people.
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The generals also took measures to organize the entire population into paramilitary organizations.
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Paramilitary organizations are known to use some security firms as a front for extortion and intimidation.
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Since 1979, both these paramilitary organizations have undergone complete reorganizations.
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Many women wanted to play an active role, and hundreds of voluntary women's auxiliary and paramilitary organisations had been formed by 1940.
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To be eligible for early-release, the prisoner had to be affiliated to a paramilitary organisation that had established, and maintained, a complete and unequivocal cease-fire.
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He was a leader in a paramilitary organisation.
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Loyalist paramilitary organisations were prominent in intimidating utility workers and blockading roads.
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Additional spending is provided separately by the government to be spent on infrastructure in border areas and for paramilitary organizations.
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Religious tension exists in some areas because of the link between prophetic groups and paramilitary organizations.
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The generals began to mobilize the populace into paramilitary organizations.
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All the paramilitary organizations were represented by marching figures.
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Svazarm was the largest paramilitary organisation of the era.
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Military courtesies may also be adopted by paramilitary organizations.
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Armed forces which are not a part of military or paramilitary organisations, such as insurgent forces, often mimic military organizations, or use ad hoc structures.
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These had gone on to merge into larger umbrella paramilitary organisations.
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For example, banned paramilitary organizations often have an affiliated political party that operates more openly (though often these parties, themselves, end up being banned).
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As a result, it was widely believed to be a government-backed or paramilitary organisation.
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The president's wishes also hampered the government's resolution in combatting the extremist parties and their respective paramilitary organisations.
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