militia

militia is a 7-letter English word with 4 senses as noun in the JumbleFix dictionary. One common meaning is: In the widest sense, the whole military force of a nation, including both those engaged in military service as a business, and those competent and available for such service; specifically, the body of citizens enrolled for military instruction and discipline, but not subject to be called into actual service except in emergencies. Face value is 9 in Scrabble and 11 in Words With Friends. Use the entries below when you need a playable sense, a nearby word, or another arrangement of the same letters.

7 letters · Scrabble 9 · Words With Friends 11 · 4 senses

Definitions

1. noun. In the widest sense, the whole military force of a nation, including both those engaged in military service as a business, and those competent and available for such service; specifically, the body of citizens enrolled for military instruction and discipline, but not subject to be called into actual service except in emergencies.
2. noun. Military service; warfare.
3. noun. civilians trained as soldiers but not part of the regular army

   Synonyms: reserves

4. noun. the entire body of physically fit civilians eligible by law for military service--United States Constitution

   "their troops were untrained militia"

   "Congress shall have power to provide for calling forth the militia"

Synonyms

reserves

Common word forms

militias

Words from these letters

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