militia
noun[C,+ sing/pl verb]
uk/mɪˈlɪʃ.ə/us/məˈlɪʃ.ə/amilitaryforcewhosemembersaretrainedsoldiersbut who often have otherjobs:
民兵组织;预备役部队;国民自卫队A UNforcewassentin tostopfightingbetween threerivalmilitias.一支联合国部队被派去制止3个敌对民兵组织之间的争斗。
Thegovernmentcalled outthe militia tohelpcopewith therioting.政府召集国民自卫队来帮助应对骚乱。
Parts of armies & groups of servicemen
- artillery
- battalion
- bomb disposal
- bomb squad
- cadre
- Coast Guardsman
- corps
- Cossack
- detachment
- non-combatant
- paratroops
- patrol
- rearguard
- seal
- squad
- squadron
- the Coast Guard
- the Marine Corps
- troop
- WRAC