Vocabulary Word
Word: militia
Definition: army composed of ordinary citizens rather than professional soldiers
Definition: army composed of ordinary citizens rather than professional soldiers
Sentences Containing 'militia'
His former acquaintances had been numerous; but since he had been in the militia, it did not appear that he was on terms of particular friendship with any of them.
The principal purport of his letter was to inform them that Mr. Wickham had resolved on quitting the militia.
They are the standing army, and the militia, jailers, constables, posse comitatus, etc..
In other countries, the militia has not only been exercised, but regimented.
He conquered and subdued that militia, and, in the course of the war, his own militia necessarily became a well disciplined and well exercised standing army.
That standing army was afterwards carried to Africa, where it found nothing but a militia to oppose it.
It was only by hiring the militia of some of those nations to oppose to that of others, that the emperors were for some time able to defend themselves.
It was brought about by the irresistible superiority which the militia of a barbarous has over that of a civilized nation; which the militia of a nation of shepherds has over that of a nation of husbandmen, artificers, and manufacturers.
Such were the victories which the Greek militia gained over that of the Persian empire; and such, too, were those which, in later times, the Swiss militia gained over that of the Austrians and Burgundians.
A well regulated standing army is superior to every militia.
They are the standing army, and the militia, jailers, constables, posse comitatus, etc.
He joined the Point Coupee Militia Regiment of the Louisiana Militia as a captain on December 16, 1861.
The FBI was aided in its investigation by members of another militia group.
Joined the 1st California Infantry, with many of his militia company August 15, 1861.
During the Creek War (1813), White served as a brigadier general in the Tennessee militia.
Unlike Nabih Berri of the Shiite Moslems and Walid Jumblat, the Druse leader, he had no militia.
The arms being taken from the Saints the mob now felt safe and were no longer militia.
Seven of the original ten companies had initially been organized under the state militia laws.
During that fall Brunson served as a major in the Davies County militia.
A soldier, he trained the first militia.
He served in the cavalry unit of the local militia and served as a major during the Upper Canada Rebellion.
Clouet served in the militia during the War of 1812 as captain and then major.
He was a justice of the peace and lieutenant colonel in the county militia.
He was promoted to brigadier general in the Massachusetts Militia in 1813.
He served as adjutant general of the Massachusetts Militia from 1834 to 1843.
It replaced the previous Militia Act of 1862.
He also was a captain in the island's militia.
Communist militia in Tarnów detained fourteen of them for several hours.
The "Fort Minor Militia EP" is an album for the Fort Minor's official fan club, "Fort Minor Militia".
These tracks are sometimes referred to as "Fort Minor Militia EP".
In 1660, he was appointed a Commissioner of Militia, serving subsequently as colonel of the Devon Militia.
Some men, perhaps most joined the militia companies.
By early 1751, over 250 Acadians had joined the French militia.
Hutaree was a Christian militia group based in Adrian, Michigan.
He served in the local militia, first as captain and then lieutenant.
Nevertheless, Rietberg had its own militia, its own currency and its own laws.
According to Putin, they "trained South Ossetian militia under this plan."
The Department of Militia and Defence contributed to the equipment of the unit.
The Baggara started to organize themselves as militia.
Black Market Militia is the first album by the hip hop supergroup Black Market Militia.
During this time he would also serve as a colonel in the militia.
He became an attorney in 1810 and served in the militia during the War of 1812.
In the closing days of the war, he joined a local militia unit.
The militia was reformed as well and integrated into the Army.
The militia in a department was usually at the disposal of the department commander.
Any regiment of militia would be liable to serve throughout the country.
Floyd would briefly be 2nd Lieutenant of the Jefferson County militia.
Morris also became a colonel in the Indiana state militia.
Sanders was a captain in the local militia.
As they drive away, Opie detonates the bombs, killing all of the militia.