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paramilitary
/ˌpɛɹəˈmɪlɪˌtɛɹi/
noun 2adj 1
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4ADJ.
right-wing
VERB + PARAMILITARY
commands, gang, led, uses
PARAMILITARY + NOUN
crimea, groups, hav, hitler's, structure, witnesses
PREP.
after, in, in, with
Definitions
noun
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.
Cossack paramilitaries operate in Ukraine and southern Russia. […] Before he entered eastern Ukraine, Girkin led paramilitary groups in Crimea and negotiated with Ukrainian military officers in attempts to induce them to defect to Russia.
2
A member of a paramilitary group.
adj
1
Relating to a paramilitary.
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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 hav
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Cossack paramilitaries operate in Ukraine and southern Russia. […] Before he entered eastern Ukraine, Girkin led paramilitary groups in Crimea and negotiated with Ukrainian military officers in attemp
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Sami organized his gang in a paramilitary structure with him in command.
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The Ukrainian army uses paramilitary groups like the Azov Battalion.
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Putin commands a brownshirt-like paramilitary named after Hitler's favorite composer.
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Paramilitary groups emerged and became significant players in Sudan's politics.
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