an irregular individual belonging to forces or groups distinct from the regular armed forces of any country, but resembling them in organization, equipment, training, or mission
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When civilians organize themselves (or are organized) into a group that appears to be military, or that assists actual military troops, that's a paramilitary organization. You can also call it, simply, a paramilitary. The early twentieth century word combines the prefix para-, "near" or "resembling," and military, from its Latin root militaris, "of soldiers or war."
A group of civilians organized in a military fashion (especially to operate in place of or to assist regular army troops).
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