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Noun Concept
Categories: Irregular military, Civil–military relations, Articles with short description, Military terminology, Paramilitary organizations
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paramilitary  paramilitary force  paramilitary unit  paramilitary organization  paramilitary organisation
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A group of civilians organized in a military fashion (especially to operate in place of or to assist regular army troops) WordNet 3.0
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A group of civilians organized in a military fashion (especially to operate in place of or to assist regular army troops) WordNet 3.0 & Open English WordNet
A paramilitary is an organization whose structure, tactics, training, subculture, and function are similar to those of a professional military, but which is not part of a country's official or legitimate armed forces. Wikipedia
Organized force, possibly armed, other than the regular military Wikidata
A group of civilians trained and organized in a military fashion, but which do not represent the formal forces of a sovereign power. Wiktionary
A group of civilians trained and organized in a military fashion. Wiktionary (translation)