paramilitaryadjective
uk/ˌpær.əˈmɪl.ɪ.tri/us/ˌper.əˈmɪl.ə.ter.i/A paramilitary group is organized like an army but is not official and often not legal.
connected with and helping the official armed forces:
In some countries, police and firefighters have paramilitary training.
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The armed forces generally
- AWOL
- camouflage
- challenge
- civilian
- deploy
- French Foreign Legion
- march
- martial
- military
- mission
- mod
- psych ops
- quick march! idiom
- recce
- regular
- sealed orders
- soldiering
- the armed forces
- the military-industrial complex
- the National Guard
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paramilitarynoun [ C ]
uk/ˌpær.əˈmɪl.ɪ.tri/us/ˌper.əˈmɪl.ə.ter.i/a person who belongs to a paramilitary organization
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Soldiers & people who fight in wars
- Anzac
- bombardier
- capability
- combatant
- crusader
- guardsman
- gunner
- infantryman
- lancer
- non-combatant
- orderly
- para
- partisan
- sepoy
- serviceman
- shogun
- soldier
- storm trooper
- vet
- veteran
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