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adj. Of, relating to, or being a group of civilians organized in a military fashion, especially to operate in place of or assist regular army troops.

n. A member of a paramilitary force.

n. A group of civilians trained and organized in a military fashion, but which do not represent the formal forces of a sovereign power.

n. A member of a paramilitary group.

adj. relating to a paramilitary

n. a group of civilians organized in a military fashion (especially to operate in place of or to assist regular army troops)

adj. of or relating to a group of civilians organized to function like or to assist a military unit

"This was an area that they were still a little bit concerned that there might be some what they call paramilitary resistance and the commanding officer, Colonel Richard Mills (ph), described the approach as controlled aggression."

personnel    force   

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military    nonmilitary   

peacekeeping    expeditionary    high-ranking    small-unit    multinational