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paramilitary
[ par-uh-mil-i-ter-ee ]
adjective
- noting or pertaining to an organization operating as, in place of, or as a supplement to a regular military force:
a paramilitary police unit.
noun
- Also 貹····ٲ· [] a person employed in such a force.
paramilitary
/ ˌpærəˈmɪlɪtərɪ; -trɪ /
adjective
- denoting or relating to a group of personnel with military structure functioning either as a civil force or in support of military forces
- denoting or relating to a force with military structure conducting armed operations against a ruling or occupying power
noun
- a paramilitary force
- a member of such a force
51Թ History and Origins
Origin of paramilitary1
Example Sentences
It was an important base for the paramilitary fighters.
The Sudanese army has told the BBC it has recaptured the airport in the capital, Khartoum, from the paramilitary RSF, marking its latest territorial gain in the brutal two-year civil war.
The only people out on the streets were police and paramilitaries, deployed to ensure people stayed indoors.
The paramilitary fighters remain scattered in parts of the city centre including the airport, as well as the capital's south and west.
The paramilitary force has already shown it can strike back despite its weakened position, launching a drone attack at the palace that killed a number of Sudanese journalists and army officers.
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