PARAMILITARY Definition & Meaning

paramilitary

[par-uh-mil-i-ter-ee]

Phonetic (Standard)IPA

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

plural

paramilitaries

Also paramilitarist 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

1. a paramilitary force
2. a member of such a force

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51�Թ� History and Origins

Origin of paramilitary¹

First recorded in 1930–35; para- ¹ + military

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Years later, the leader of the paramilitary group United Self-Defense Forces of Colombia, Carlos Castaño, admitted that he trained the hitman and planned the crime along with corrupted Colombian officials.

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Iranian state television reported that the leader of the paramilitary Revolutionary Guard Hossein Salami was killed as well as chief of staff of the Iranian armed forces, General Mohammad Bagheri.

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It oversees Iran's strategic weapons and controls the paramilitary Basij Resistance Force, which has often been used to suppress domestic dissent.

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Loyalist paramilitaries were involved but to what extent was never firmly established.

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Although the paramilitary group has announced its exit from Mali, Russian forces will still play an active role in the country's security landscape.

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parametrize paramita

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