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- Militia abstract "A militia /mɨˈlɪʃə/ generally is an army or other fighting force that is composed of non-professional fighters; citizens of a nation or subjects of a state or government that can be called upon to enter a combat situation, as opposed to a professional force of regular, full-time military personnel, or historically, members of the fighting nobility class (e.g., knights or samurai). It was common for militias to engage guerrilla warfare or defense instead of attacking.However, beginning as early as the late 20th century, some militias (particularly officially recognized and sanctioned militias of a government) may be considered professional forces, while still maintaining their status as a "part-time" or "on-call" organization. For instance, the members of the various Army and Air National Guard units of the United States are considered professional soldiers and airmen, respectively. These soldiers and airmen are trained to maintain, and do maintain, exactly the same standards as their "full-time" (active duty) counterparts. Therefore, these professional militia men and women of the National Guard of the United States are colloquially known as "citizen-soldiers" or "citizen-airmen".The historical view is when three or more citizens gather together in the common defense of their country or state, they then become a militia.Militias thus can be military or paramilitary, depending on the instance. Some of the ways the term "militia" is used include: Defense activity or service, to protect a community, its territory, property, and laws. The entire able-bodied population of a community, town, county, or state, available to be called to arms. A subset of these who may be legally penalized for failing to respond to a call-up. A subset of these who actually respond to a call-up, regardless of legal obligation. A private, non-government force, not necessarily directly supported or sanctioned by its government. An official reserve army, composed of citizen soldiers. Called by various names in different countries such as; the Army Reserve, National Guard, or state defense forces. The national police forces in several former communist states such as the Soviet Union and the Warsaw Pact countries, but also in the non-aligned SFR Yugoslavia. The term was inherited in Russia, and other former CIS countries and are known as militsiya. In France the equivalent term "Milice" has become tainted due to its use by notorious collaborators with Nazi Germany. A select militia is composed of a small, non-representative portion of the population, often politicized.↑ ↑ ↑ ↑".
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- Militia wikiPageWikiLink 2011_Libyan_Civil_War.
- Militia wikiPageWikiLink Act_of_Parliament.
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- Militia wikiPageWikiLink Acts_of_Union_1707.
- Militia wikiPageWikiLink Air_National_Guard.
- Militia wikiPageWikiLink Al-Qaeda_in_Iraq.
- Militia wikiPageWikiLink American_Civil_War.
- Militia wikiPageWikiLink American_Indian_Wars.
- Militia wikiPageWikiLink American_Revolutionary_War.
- Militia wikiPageWikiLink Ancient_Rome.
- Militia wikiPageWikiLink Anglesey.
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- Militia wikiPageWikiLink Arab_Muslims.
- Militia wikiPageWikiLink Argentine_Army.
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- Militia wikiPageWikiLink Army_Reserve_(United_Kingdom).
- Militia wikiPageWikiLink Army_Reserve_(disambiguation).
- Militia wikiPageWikiLink Army_of_the_Guardians_of_the_Islamic_Revolution.
- Militia wikiPageWikiLink Arquebus.
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- Militia wikiPageWikiLink Assault_on_Copenhagen_(1659).
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- Militia wikiPageWikiLink Bavarian_Council_Republic.
- Militia wikiPageWikiLink Bavarian_Soviet_Republic.
- Militia wikiPageWikiLink Bermuda.
- Militia wikiPageWikiLink Bermuda_Militias_1612-1815.
- Militia wikiPageWikiLink Bermuda_Militias_1612–1815.
- Militia wikiPageWikiLink Bill_of_Rights_1689.
- Militia wikiPageWikiLink Blackshirts.
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- Militia wikiPageWikiLink Bounty_(reward).
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- Militia wikiPageWikiLink Buenos_Aires.
- Militia wikiPageWikiLink CB90-class_fast_assault_craft.
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- Militia wikiPageWikiLink California.
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- Militia wikiPageWikiLink Canadian_Armed_Forces.
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- Militia wikiPageWikiLink Canadian_Forces_Land_Force_Command.
- Militia wikiPageWikiLink Carinthia_(Slovenia).
- Militia wikiPageWikiLink Carinthia_(province).
- Militia wikiPageWikiLink Castle_Islands_Fortifications,_Bermuda.
- Militia wikiPageWikiLink Category:Gun_politics.
- Militia wikiPageWikiLink Category:Militias.
- Militia wikiPageWikiLink Category:Paramilitary_organizations.
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- Militia wikiPageWikiLink Ceylon_Defence_Force.
- Militia wikiPageWikiLink Ceylon_Garrison_Artillery.
- Militia wikiPageWikiLink Ceylon_Light_Infantry_Volunteers.