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Meanings of paramilitary force in English

Portuguese
força paramilitar
Catalan
organització paramilitar
Spanish
paramilitar
Wikidata

A group of civilians organized in a military fashion (especially to operate in place of or to assist regular army troops)

força paramilitar
Usage of paramilitary force in English
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A paramilitary force said 27 militants were killed in the nearby Buner district.
Reuters
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Ten members of a government paramilitary force were wounded in the fighting, Bugti said.
Reuters
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Pakistan's paramilitary force said that the attackers were ethnic Uzbeks.
Radio NZ
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Grady said, "I didn't know Homeland Security maintained its own paramilitary force."
Breathless
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That the police constitute a sizable and disciplined paramilitary force?
The Status Civilization
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It was the only armed police force and was more akin to a paramilitary force.
The Irish Times
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Mesbah-Yazdi's followers have great sway among Iran's elite Revolutionary Guard and the Basij volunteer paramilitary force.
Reuters
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I'll be right there with you, and we will be surrounded by my powerful paramilitary force.
Mentats of Dune
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Soldiers and members of the Frontier Constabulary, a paramilitary force, responded to the attack, the army said.
The Guardian
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The assault followed a militant attack on a paramilitary force checkpost in which six soldiers were wounded.
Reuters
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The Frontier Corps is a paramilitary force.
Reuters
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The Loyalist Volunteer Force was perhaps that most dangerous of groups - a paramilitary force without a cause.
The Irish Times
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They also showed that the Home Office seriously considered setting up a separate French CRS-style paramilitary force after Orgreave.
The Guardian
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Rangers are a paramilitary force.
Reuters
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The European Union launched a new paramilitary force today aimed at tackling post-conflict tensions in regions such as the Balkans.
The Irish Times
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We have confirmed reports of 20 deaths on the militant side, said a spokesman for the Mohmand Rifles paramilitary force.
Reuters
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