| 单词 | paramilitary |
| 释义 | paramilitary (pærəmɪlɪtri , US -teri ) Word forms: paramilitaries 1. adjective [ADJECTIVE noun] A paramilitary organization is organized like an army and performs either civil or military functions in a country. Searches by the army and paramilitary forces have continued today. Paramilitary police units are taking part in rescue efforts. Paramilitaries are members of a paramilitary organization. Paramilitaries and army recruits patrolled the village. They had cropped heads and wore paramilitary uniforms. 2. adjective [ADJECTIVE noun] A paramilitary organization is an illegal group that is organized like an army. ...a law which said that all paramilitary groups must be disarmed. There are signs of paramilitary activity supported from abroad. Paramilitaries are members of an illegal paramilitary organization. Loyalist paramilitaries were blamed for the shooting. Collocations: paramilitary police On the pilgrim route that circles the temple at least four teams of paramilitary police are on guard around the clock. Times, Sunday Times The monastery was encircled yesterday by hundreds of paramilitary police. Times, Sunday Times Thousands of paramilitary police were also stationed on street corners. Times, Sunday Times To restore order 800 paramilitary police were sent in, the area was sealed off and telephone links were cut. Times, Sunday Times Paramilitary police guarded the entrance to the mine to keep distressed relatives at a safe distance, and residents offered soup, water and bread. Times, Sunday Times Was this a rock group, or a paramilitary unit? Times, Sunday Times On security, he would initially beef up forces with the addition of a national paramilitary unit before drawing down the military as it becomes safe to do so. Times, Sunday Times They're like a kind of paramilitary unit exclusively for people who've had triple heart bypasses. Times, Sunday Times He served in this paramilitary unit for 27 years. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 The paramilitary unit has a strength of 10,000 soldiers deployed in all provinces. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 Translations: Chinese: 准军事性的组织 Japanese: 準軍事的組織の |
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