| paramilitary force 
 
 a group of civilians organized in a military fashion (especially to operate in place of or to assist regular army troops)
 • Syn:
 paramilitary, paramilitary unit, paramilitary organization, paramilitary organisation
 • Derivationally related forms:
 paramilitary (for: paramilitary)
 • Hypernyms:
 force, personnel
 • Hyponyms:
 fedayeen, Fedayeen Saddam, Saddam's Martyrs
 
 
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