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paramilitary

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paramilitary
/par'euh mil"i ter'ee/, adj., n., pl. paramilitaries.
adj.
1. noting or pertaining to an organization operating as, in place of, or as a supplement to a regular military force: a paramilitary police unit.
n.
2. Also, paramilitarist /par'euh mil"i teuhr ist/. a person employed in such a force.
[1930-35; PARA-1 + MILITARY]

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Universalium. 2010.

  
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