Sentence examples for a militia from inspiring English sources

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a army

The phrase "a militia" is correct and usable in written English.
It can be used to refer to a military force that is raised from the civil population to supplement a regular army in an emergency.
Example: "The local community organized a militia to protect their town during the crisis."
Alternatives: "a paramilitary group" or "a citizen army".

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"A militia".

The New York Times

A militia member?

The New York Times - Arts

"The Taliban are a militia.

The New York Times

She wasn't involved with a militia.

The Guardian

A militia lays siege to New York.

The New York Times - Books

— the Afghan intelligence agency––if he could raise a militia.

The New Yorker

Nobody really believes it's about maintaining a militia.

The New Yorker

Every tribe in Nigeria is forming a militia.

The New Yorker

Shortly afterward, British artillery fired on a militia mortar team.

The New York Times

Whichever way we go we hit a militia.

The Guardian

They are not the resistance; they are a militia".

The New York Times

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