имя существительное 1) незаконное вооружённое формирование 2) народное ополчение 3) милиционная армия 4) [американский вариант английского языка] военнообязанное население
noun Etymology: Latin, military service, from milit-, miles 1. a. a part of the organized armed forces of a country liable to call only in emergency b. a body of citizens organized for military service 2. the whole body of able-bodied male citizens declared by law as being subject to call to military service