militia
英 [mɪ'lɪʃə]
美[mə'lɪʃə]
- n. 民兵组织；自卫队；义勇军；国民军
英英释意
- 1. civilians trained as soldiers but not part of the regular army
- 2. the entire body of physically fit civilians eligible by law for military service;
- "their troops were untrained militia"
- "Congress shall have power to provide for calling forth the militia"--United States Constitution