militia leader

collocation in English

meaningsofmilitiaandleader

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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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leader
noun[C]
uk
/ˈliː.dər/us
/ˈliː.dɚ/
a person in control of a group, country, ...
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(Definition ofmilitiaandleaderfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

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It is also found as a prefix in compound words such as harbour (a burh with a garrison) and heretoga (amilitialeader).
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He is not amilitialeader.
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Whitley would scalp many natives during his career as amilitialeaderand frontiersman.
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Powerful militia leaders had been among the groups, often dominating the process.
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But instead of a city under siege, militia leaders found the city calm and orderly.
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His efforts brought him into conflict with several local militia leaders, and was thereafter a marked man.
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Besides his father, the family included farmers, militia leaders, and tavern keepers.
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He was reported to have met numerous times with militia leaders to coordinate other village attacks.
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The militia leaders responded that the mobilisation would take them 24 hours to organise.
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Having transplanted his militia leaders into powerful positions throughout the provincial administration, he maintains a monopoly over violence as well as control over illicit activity.
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Dodge became the first of the militia leaders to prove his ability to stand up to the enemy.
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Chittenden declined, though the militia leaders claimed that this was the result of pressure from his advisers.
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