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nouna group of civilians organized in a military fashion (especially to operate in place of or to assist regular army troops)
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of or relating to a group of civilians organized to function like or to assist a military unit
Definition that contains paramilitary
- ov a terrorist group of Protestants who oppose any political settlement with Irish nationalists; a paramilitary group that attacks Catholic interests in Northern Ireland
- rhd a paramilitary group of Protestants in Northern Ireland that tries to prevent any political settlement with the Irish Republic; attacks interests of Catholic civilians in Northern Ireland; responsible for arson and bombing and murder
- uda the major Protestant paramilitary group in Northern Ireland; responsible for bombing the homes of Catholics and for criminal racketeering and selling drugs
- autodefensas unidas de colombia a terrorist organization in Colombia formed in 1997 as an umbrella for local and regional paramilitary groups; is financed by earnings from narcotics and serves to protect the economic interests of its members
- ulster defence association the major Protestant paramilitary group in Northern Ireland; responsible for bombing the homes of Catholics and for criminal racketeering and selling drugs
- laskar jihad a paramilitary terrorist organization of militant Muslims in Indonesia; wages a jihad against Christians in Indonesia; subscribes to the Wahhabi creed of Islam
- death squad a clandestine military or paramilitary team who murder political dissidents or petty criminals (usually with the government's tacit approval)
- orange group a terrorist group of Protestants who oppose any political settlement with Irish nationalists; a paramilitary group that attacks Catholic interests in Northern Ireland
- saddam's martyrs a feared paramilitary unit formed in 1995 by young soldiers to serve Saddam Hussein against domestic opponents
- united self-defense force of colombia a terrorist organization in Colombia formed in 1997 as an umbrella for local and regional paramilitary groups; is financed by earnings from narcotics and serves to protect the economic interests of its members