paramilitary
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əˈmɪl adjective
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.
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paramilitary (ˌpærəˈmɪlɪtərɪ, -trɪ) ![[Click for IPA pronunciation guide]](http://static.sfdict.com/dictstatic/g/d/dictionary_questionbutton_default.gif) | |
| —adj | |
| 1. | denoting or relating to a group of personnel with military structure functioning either as a civil force or in support of military forces |
| 2. | denoting or relating to a force with military structure conducting armed operations against a ruling or occupying power |
| —n | |
| 3. | a. a paramilitary force |
| b. a member of such a force | |
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Paramilitary
has a plethora of syllables.
So is sesquipedalianism. Does it mean:
| opposition to the withdrawal of state support or recognition from an established church, esp. the Anglican Church in 19th-century England. |
| given to using long words. |
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Word Origin & History
paramilitary
1935, from para- (q.v.) + military.
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Example sentences
Segregation helped create vicious ghettos ruled, barely, by paramilitary-style cops.
There was also some paramilitary training: how to handle a shotgun, how to clean a gun.
They were joined by dissident soldiers, and by members of the paramilitary gendarmerie, traditional rivals of the army.
Police were afraid to enter many areas as street gangs and guerrilla and paramilitary groups fought for control of neighborhoods.
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