Defense force
Defense force noun - An organization of defenders that provides resistance against attack.
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Synonyms for Defense force
Militia and defense force are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Militia" instead a noun phrase "Defense force".
Militia
Militia noun - Civilians trained as soldiers but not part of the regular army.
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Synonyms for Militia
Defense force and militia are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Defense force" instead a noun "Militia".
Nearby Word: militancy
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Related pairs
- service and defense force
- service and militia
- company and defense force
- company and militia
- brigade and defense force
- brigade and militia
- army and defense force
- army and militia
- battalion and defense force
- battalion and militia
- troops and defense force
- troops and militia
- military and defense force
- military and militia
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Ambiguously Evil: It's not made clear exactly who the militia members that Jun and Noble Six team up with are (are they legit Colonial Militia, an informal citizen defense force, random gun nuts, or straight up Insurrectionists?).
Source: Video Game / Halo: Reach
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