local militia

collocation in English

meaningsoflocalandmilitia

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local
adjective
uk
/ˈləʊ.kəl/us
/ˈloʊ.kəl/
from, existing in, serving, or responsible for a small area, especially of ...
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militia
noun[C, + sing/pl verb]
uk
/mɪˈlɪʃ.ə/us
/məˈlɪʃ.ə/
a military force whose members are trained soldiers but who often have ...
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(Definition oflocalandmilitiafrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

Examplesoflocal militia

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Roadblocks, manned by thelocalmilitiaor police, are frequently used as tools of tax enforcement.
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For this purpose thelocalmilitiais at their disposal.
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At this point thelocalmilitiabroke up the riot.
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They appointed a famous mountaineer to investigate and, following the report of the committee headed by him, they suspended thelocalmilitia.
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It is also known that government-supportedlocalmilitiagroups regularly loot food.
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There is a stronglocalmilitiathroughout the country.
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There is a process of almost unending negotiations with thelocalmilitia.
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The perpetrators belong to alocalmilitiaand some local police officers were involved.
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If it is necessary, for internal security purposes, to keep a force there, there should be alocalmilitia of some kind, which is locally raised and locally financed.
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Whenever they looked at the land there were the local yeomanry, the local volunteers, thelocalmilitiaready to meet them.
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He was also a lieutenant colonel in thelocalmilitiaand a justice of the peace.
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About that time he joined thelocalmilitiaand eventually gained the rank of lieutenant-colonel.
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He also served as a major in thelocalmilitia, later becoming lieutenant-colonel.
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He served in thelocalmilitia, eventually becoming colonel.
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He also served in thelocalmilitia, becoming major in 1813.
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Localmilitia, farmers and shopkeepers surrounded the armory.
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Bowman was a justice of the peace for the region and also served as a captain in thelocalmilitia.
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Even more time was lost to demands of thelocalmilitia, which called out the workers for drills, including parades.
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He called out alocalmilitiacompany to disperse the protest.
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He served as a lieutenant in thelocalmilitia, later being commissioned as a surgeon for the militia.
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