What is the meaning of militia?

noun

  • Civilians trained as soldiers but not part of the regular army.
  • The entire body of physically fit civilians eligible by law for military service. "their troops were untrained militia"; "Congress shall have power to provide for calling forth the militia-United States Constitution
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