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military police
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milium
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militia /mɪˈlɪʃə/
▶noun a military force that is raised from the civil population to supplement a regular army in an emergency.
■ a rebel force acting in opposition to a regular army.
■ (in the US) all able-bodied civilians eligible by law for military service.
– origin C16: from L., lit. ‘military service’.
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