Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- noun A man who is a member of a militia.
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun One who belongs to the organized and armed militia.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- noun One who belongs to the militia.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- noun A member of a
militia .
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- noun a member of the militia; serves only during emergencies
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Examples
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Bluntly, what the founding fathers described as a militiaman was a warrior citizen.
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It was typical of the general situation that nobody now knew for certain whether a militiaman was a volunteer or a regular soldier.
Homage to Catalonia 1938
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Now it appeared that the Government had changed its mind, a militiaman was a regular soldier and counted as a deserter if he tried to go home.
Homage to Catalonia 1938
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Many are simply sad sacks, like the Alabama "militiaman" urging people to break Democrats 'windows and prattling about "civil war" on his Web site.
Politics SEAN MURPHY 2010
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Many are simply sad sacks, like the Alabama "militiaman" urging people to break Democrats 'windows and prattling about "civil war" on his Web site.
Politics SEAN MURPHY 2010
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Many are simply sad sacks, like the Alabama "militiaman" urging people to break Democrats 'windows and prating about "civil war" on his Web site.
Leader Call Homepage 2010
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Getty Images A rebel militiaman guards a Libyan oil refinery in Al Brega on Sunday.
OPEC Seeks a Supply Fix Benoît Faucon 2011
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Photos: Looking Back at Iraq Reuters A masked Iraqi Shiite militiaman dashed across a street in the east Baghdad suburb of Sadr City on Aug. 7, 2004.
U.S. Closes Its Mission on Uncertain Note Julian E. Barnes 2011
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Ali Jasim/Reuters SHIITE MILIITIAS ROIL SADR CITY: A masked Iraqi Shiite militiaman dashed across a street, carrying a rocket propelled grenade launcher, near graffiti which reads in Arabic 'No Bush', in the east Baghdad suburb of al Sadr city on Aug. 7, 2004.
Looking Back at Iraq 2011
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Article 8 of the constitution of the Painters 'and Decorators' Union of Schenectady provides that a member must not be a "militiaman, special police officer, or deputy marshal in the employ of corporations or individuals during strikes, lockouts, or other labor difficulties, and any member occupying any of the above positions will be debarred from membership."
THE CLASS STRUGGLE 2010
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