militia

英 [m?'l???] 美[m?'l???]
  • n. 民兵組織；自衛(wèi)隊(duì)；義勇軍；國(guó)民軍

英英釋意

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