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paramilitaries

paramilitaries is the plural of paramilitary.

Meaning of paramilitary

Noun

paramilitary (plural paramilitaries)

  1. A group of civilians trained and organized in a military fashion, but which do not represent the formal forces of a sovereign power.
    • From the start of its operations in Colombia, the company was on guard against the decadeslong civil strife in the country between left-wing guerrilla and right-wing paramilitary groups, witnesses have testified.2007 July 13, Kyle Whitmire, “Suit in U.S. Over Murders in Colombia”, in The New York Times, archived from the original on 26 Jan 2021
  2. (colloquial) A member of a paramilitary group.

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Questions about paramilitaries

What is paramilitaries the plural of?
Paramilitaries is the plural of paramilitary.

Words near paramilitaries in the dictionary

  1. parametrons
  2. paramhansa
  3. paramhansas
  4. paramilitant
  5. paramilitants
  6. paramilitaries
  7. paramilitarily
  8. paramilitarism
  9. paramilitarist
  10. paramilitaristic
  11. paramilitarists

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