"militia" meaning in English

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Noun

IPA: /məˈlɪʃə/ Audio: en-us-militia.ogg [US] Forms: militias [plural], militiae [plural]
Rhymes: -ɪʃə Etymology: From Latin mīlitia (“army, military force/service”), from mīles (“soldier”). Doublet of militsia. The use of "militia" rather than "police" to refer to the police force (of Belarus and some other countries) originated in the USSR. Etymology templates: {{bor|en|la|mīlitia||army, military force/service}} Latin mīlitia (“army, military force/service”), {{m|la|mīles||soldier}} mīles (“soldier”), {{doublet|en|militsia}} Doublet of militsia Head templates: {{en-noun|s|militiae}} militia (plural militias or militiae)
  1. An army of trained civilians, which may be an official reserve army, called upon in time of need, the entire able-bodied population of a state which may also be called upon, or a private force not under government control. Categories (topical): Collectives, Military Translations (army of trained civilians called upon in time of need): تَنْظِيم مُسَلَّح (tanẓīm musallaḥ) [masculine] (Arabic), جَمَاعَة مُسَلَّحَة (alt: jamāʕa(t) musallaḥa) [feminine] (Arabic), مِيلِيشْيَا (mīlīšyā) [feminine] (Arabic), ميليشيا (melešyā) [Egyptian-Arabic, feminine] (Arabic), milizia (Basque), мілі́цыя (milícyja) [feminine] (Belarusian), мили́ция (milícija) [feminine] (Bulgarian), 民兵 (mínbīng) (Chinese Mandarin), 國民軍 (Chinese Mandarin), 国民军 (guómínjūn) (Chinese Mandarin), 義勇軍 (Chinese Mandarin), 义勇军 (yìyǒngjūn) (Chinese Mandarin), milice [feminine] (Czech), milits [common-gender] (Danish), militie (Dutch), milicio (Esperanto), miilits (Estonian), miliisi (Finnish), milice [feminine] (French), Miliz [feminine, general] (German), Landwehr (english: official reserve also) (German), Reserve (German), Volksheer (German), नागरिक सेना (nāgrik senā) [feminine] (Hindi), milícia (Hungarian), polgárőrség (Hungarian), nemzetőrség (Hungarian), milisi (Indonesian), milizia [feminine] (Italian), 民兵 (minpei) (alt: みんぺい) (Japanese), милиц (milits) (Kalmyk), 민병 (Minbyeong) (alt: 民兵) (Korean), milicija (Lithuanian), мили́ција (milícija) [feminine] (Macedonian), militia (Malay), kura takahi puni (Maori), kura takai puni (Maori), milice [feminine] (Norman), میلیشیا (milišyâ) (Persian), میلیس (milis) (Persian), milicja [feminine] (Polish), milícia [feminine] (Portuguese), miliție [feminine] (Romanian), мили́ция (milícija) (note: also: Russian police force) [feminine] (Russian), наро́дное ополче́ние (naródnoje opolčénije) [neuter] (Russian), мѝлӣција [Cyrillic, feminine] (Serbo-Croatian), mìlīcija [Roman, feminine] (Serbo-Croatian), milícia [feminine] (Slovak), milica [feminine] (Slovene), milicia [feminine] (Spanish), mwanamgambo (Swahili), milis [common-gender] (Swedish), мілі́ція (milícija) [feminine] (Ukrainian), sifanakomipanef [collective] (Volapük)
    Sense id: en-militia-en-noun-xH1ynVMX Disambiguation of Collectives: 64 36 Disambiguation of Military: 100 0 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English entries with topic categories using raw markup Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 53 47 Disambiguation of English entries with topic categories using raw markup: 52 48 Disambiguation of 'army of trained civilians called upon in time of need': 98 2
  2. Synonym of militsia: the national police force of certain countries (e.g. Belarus). Synonyms: militsia [synonym, synonym-of]
    Sense id: en-militia-en-noun-FKxUWxkD Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English entries with topic categories using raw markup Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 53 47 Disambiguation of English entries with topic categories using raw markup: 52 48

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      "args": {
        "1": "en",
        "2": "la",
        "3": "mīlitia",
        "4": "",
        "5": "army, military force/service"
      },
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      "name": "bor"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "la",
        "2": "mīles",
        "3": "",
        "4": "soldier"
      },
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      "name": "m"
    },
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      "args": {
        "1": "en",
        "2": "militsia"
      },
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      "name": "doublet"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "From Latin mīlitia (“army, military force/service”), from mīles (“soldier”). Doublet of militsia.\nThe use of \"militia\" rather than \"police\" to refer to the police force (of Belarus and some other countries) originated in the USSR.",
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    {
      "form": "militias",
      "tags": [
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "militiae",
      "tags": [
        "plural"
      ]
    }
  ],
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    {
      "args": {
        "1": "s",
        "2": "militiae"
      },
      "expansion": "militia (plural militias or militiae)",
      "name": "en-noun"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "English",
  "lang_code": "en",
  "pos": "noun",
  "senses": [
    {
      "glosses": [
        "An army of trained civilians, which may be an official reserve army, called upon in time of need, the entire able-bodied population of a state which may also be called upon, or a private force not under government control."
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "army",
          "army"
        ],
        [
          "train",
          "train"
        ],
        [
          "civilian",
          "civilian"
        ],
        [
          "official",
          "official"
        ],
        [
          "reserve",
          "reserve"
        ],
        [
          "able-bodied",
          "able-bodied"
        ],
        [
          "population",
          "population"
        ],
        [
          "private",
          "private"
        ],
        [
          "government",
          "government"
        ],
        [
          "control",
          "control"
        ]
      ]
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "Synonym of militsia: the national police force of certain countries (e.g. Belarus)."
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "militsia",
          "militsia#English"
        ],
        [
          "police force",
          "police force"
        ]
      ],
      "synonyms": [
        {
          "extra": "the national police force of certain countries (e.g. Belarus).",
          "tags": [
            "synonym",
            "synonym-of"
          ],
          "word": "militsia"
        }
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/məˈlɪʃə/"
    },
    {
      "rhymes": "-ɪʃə"
    },
    {
      "audio": "en-us-militia.ogg",
      "mp3_url": "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/transcoded/3/3e/En-us-militia.ogg/En-us-militia.ogg.mp3",
      "ogg_url": "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/3/3e/En-us-militia.ogg",
      "tags": [
        "US"
      ],
      "text": "Audio (US)"
    }
  ],
  "translations": [
    {
      "code": "ar",
      "lang": "Arabic",
      "roman": "tanẓīm musallaḥ",
      "sense": "army of trained civilians called upon in time of need",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "تَنْظِيم مُسَلَّح"
    },
    {
      "alt": "jamāʕa(t) musallaḥa",
      "code": "ar",
      "lang": "Arabic",
      "sense": "army of trained civilians called upon in time of need",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "جَمَاعَة مُسَلَّحَة"
    },
    {
      "code": "ar",
      "lang": "Arabic",
      "roman": "mīlīšyā",
      "sense": "army of trained civilians called upon in time of need",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "مِيلِيشْيَا"
    },
    {
      "code": "arz",
      "lang": "Arabic",
      "roman": "melešyā",
      "sense": "army of trained civilians called upon in time of need",
      "tags": [
        "Egyptian-Arabic",
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "ميليشيا"
    },
    {
      "code": "eu",
      "lang": "Basque",
      "sense": "army of trained civilians called upon in time of need",
      "word": "milizia"
    },
    {
      "code": "be",
      "lang": "Belarusian",
      "roman": "milícyja",
      "sense": "army of trained civilians called upon in time of need",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "мілі́цыя"
    },
    {
      "code": "bg",
      "lang": "Bulgarian",
      "roman": "milícija",
      "sense": "army of trained civilians called upon in time of need",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "мили́ция"
    },
    {
      "code": "cmn",
      "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
      "roman": "mínbīng",
      "sense": "army of trained civilians called upon in time of need",
      "word": "民兵"
    },
    {
      "code": "cmn",
      "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
      "sense": "army of trained civilians called upon in time of need",
      "word": "國民軍"
    },
    {
      "code": "cmn",
      "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
      "roman": "guómínjūn",
      "sense": "army of trained civilians called upon in time of need",
      "word": "国民军"
    },
    {
      "code": "cmn",
      "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
      "sense": "army of trained civilians called upon in time of need",
      "word": "義勇軍"
    },
    {
      "code": "cmn",
      "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
      "roman": "yìyǒngjūn",
      "sense": "army of trained civilians called upon in time of need",
      "word": "义勇军"
    },
    {
      "code": "cs",
      "lang": "Czech",
      "sense": "army of trained civilians called upon in time of need",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "milice"
    },
    {
      "code": "da",
      "lang": "Danish",
      "sense": "army of trained civilians called upon in time of need",
      "tags": [
        "common-gender"
      ],
      "word": "milits"
    },
    {
      "code": "nl",
      "lang": "Dutch",
      "sense": "army of trained civilians called upon in time of need",
      "word": "militie"
    },
    {
      "code": "eo",
      "lang": "Esperanto",
      "sense": "army of trained civilians called upon in time of need",
      "word": "milicio"
    },
    {
      "code": "et",
      "lang": "Estonian",
      "sense": "army of trained civilians called upon in time of need",
      "word": "miilits"
    },
    {
      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "army of trained civilians called upon in time of need",
      "word": "miliisi"
    },
    {
      "code": "fr",
      "lang": "French",
      "sense": "army of trained civilians called upon in time of need",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "milice"
    },
    {
      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "army of trained civilians called upon in time of need",
      "tags": [
        "feminine",
        "general"
      ],
      "word": "Miliz"
    },
    {
      "code": "de",
      "english": "official reserve also",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "army of trained civilians called upon in time of need",
      "word": "Landwehr"
    },
    {
      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "army of trained civilians called upon in time of need",
      "word": "Reserve"
    },
    {
      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "army of trained civilians called upon in time of need",
      "word": "Volksheer"
    },
    {
      "code": "hi",
      "lang": "Hindi",
      "roman": "nāgrik senā",
      "sense": "army of trained civilians called upon in time of need",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "नागरिक सेना"
    },
    {
      "code": "hu",
      "lang": "Hungarian",
      "sense": "army of trained civilians called upon in time of need",
      "word": "milícia"
    },
    {
      "code": "hu",
      "lang": "Hungarian",
      "sense": "army of trained civilians called upon in time of need",
      "word": "polgárőrség"
    },
    {
      "code": "hu",
      "lang": "Hungarian",
      "sense": "army of trained civilians called upon in time of need",
      "word": "nemzetőrség"
    },
    {
      "code": "id",
      "lang": "Indonesian",
      "sense": "army of trained civilians called upon in time of need",
      "word": "milisi"
    },
    {
      "code": "it",
      "lang": "Italian",
      "sense": "army of trained civilians called upon in time of need",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "milizia"
    },
    {
      "alt": "みんぺい",
      "code": "ja",
      "lang": "Japanese",
      "roman": "minpei",
      "sense": "army of trained civilians called upon in time of need",
      "word": "民兵"
    },
    {
      "code": "xal",
      "lang": "Kalmyk",
      "roman": "milits",
      "sense": "army of trained civilians called upon in time of need",
      "word": "милиц"
    },
    {
      "alt": "民兵",
      "code": "ko",
      "lang": "Korean",
      "roman": "Minbyeong",
      "sense": "army of trained civilians called upon in time of need",
      "word": "민병"
    },
    {
      "code": "lt",
      "lang": "Lithuanian",
      "sense": "army of trained civilians called upon in time of need",
      "word": "milicija"
    },
    {
      "code": "mk",
      "lang": "Macedonian",
      "roman": "milícija",
      "sense": "army of trained civilians called upon in time of need",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "мили́ција"
    },
    {
      "code": "ms",
      "lang": "Malay",
      "sense": "army of trained civilians called upon in time of need",
      "word": "militia"
    },
    {
      "code": "mi",
      "lang": "Maori",
      "sense": "army of trained civilians called upon in time of need",
      "word": "kura takahi puni"
    },
    {
      "code": "mi",
      "lang": "Maori",
      "sense": "army of trained civilians called upon in time of need",
      "word": "kura takai puni"
    },
    {
      "code": "nrf",
      "lang": "Norman",
      "sense": "army of trained civilians called upon in time of need",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "milice"
    },
    {
      "code": "fa",
      "lang": "Persian",
      "roman": "milišyâ",
      "sense": "army of trained civilians called upon in time of need",
      "word": "میلیشیا"
    },
    {
      "code": "fa",
      "lang": "Persian",
      "roman": "milis",
      "sense": "army of trained civilians called upon in time of need",
      "word": "میلیس"
    },
    {
      "code": "pl",
      "lang": "Polish",
      "sense": "army of trained civilians called upon in time of need",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "milicja"
    },
    {
      "code": "pt",
      "lang": "Portuguese",
      "sense": "army of trained civilians called upon in time of need",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "milícia"
    },
    {
      "code": "ro",
      "lang": "Romanian",
      "sense": "army of trained civilians called upon in time of need",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "miliție"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "note": "also: Russian police force",
      "roman": "milícija",
      "sense": "army of trained civilians called upon in time of need",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "мили́ция"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "naródnoje opolčénije",
      "sense": "army of trained civilians called upon in time of need",
      "tags": [
        "neuter"
      ],
      "word": "наро́дное ополче́ние"
    },
    {
      "code": "sh",
      "lang": "Serbo-Croatian",
      "sense": "army of trained civilians called upon in time of need",
      "tags": [
        "Cyrillic",
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "мѝлӣција"
    },
    {
      "code": "sh",
      "lang": "Serbo-Croatian",
      "sense": "army of trained civilians called upon in time of need",
      "tags": [
        "Roman",
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "mìlīcija"
    },
    {
      "code": "sk",
      "lang": "Slovak",
      "sense": "army of trained civilians called upon in time of need",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "milícia"
    },
    {
      "code": "sl",
      "lang": "Slovene",
      "sense": "army of trained civilians called upon in time of need",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "milica"
    },
    {
      "code": "es",
      "lang": "Spanish",
      "sense": "army of trained civilians called upon in time of need",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "milicia"
    },
    {
      "code": "sw",
      "lang": "Swahili",
      "sense": "army of trained civilians called upon in time of need",
      "word": "mwanamgambo"
    },
    {
      "code": "sv",
      "lang": "Swedish",
      "sense": "army of trained civilians called upon in time of need",
      "tags": [
        "common-gender"
      ],
      "word": "milis"
    },
    {
      "code": "uk",
      "lang": "Ukrainian",
      "roman": "milícija",
      "sense": "army of trained civilians called upon in time of need",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "мілі́ція"
    },
    {
      "code": "vo",
      "lang": "Volapük",
      "sense": "army of trained civilians called upon in time of need",
      "tags": [
        "collective"
      ],
      "word": "sifanakomipanef"
    }
  ],
  "wikipedia": [
    "en:militia"
  ],
  "word": "militia"
}

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