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national guard

noun

Definition of national guard

as in standing army

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Recent Examples of national guard Our national guard members and permanent residents. — Baltimore Sun Staff, Baltimore Sun, 11 Feb. 2026 Staff have been directed to develop clear protocols for alerting the public of ICE activity or a national guard presence within city limits. — Sierra Lopez, Mercury News, 4 Feb. 2026 Andrea Tsuchiya, a state national guard public affairs officer, said in a statement. — Natalie Neysa Alund, USA Today, 25 Jan. 2026 Invoking the law would give Trump the power to deploy military or national guard troops to suppress the demonstrations. — Jenna Prestininzi, Freep.com, 15 Jan. 2026 See All Example Sentences for national guard

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Noun

Many Americans feared and distrusted the idea of a standing army into the first half of the nineteenth century.

— Matthew Wills, JSTOR Daily, 25 May 2026
Finland became a full member of NATO in April 2023, adding Finland’s standing army of nearly 280,000 (with a reserve of 900,000) to guard its 830-mile (1,340-km) border with Russia.

— L. Sue Baugh, Encyclopedia Britannica, 7 May 2026

Definition of standing army

Noun

During those years, a generation of young men left the country to avoid compulsory military service in Israel's proxy Lebanese militia, known as the South Lebanon Army.

— Jane Arraf, NPR, 26 July 2026
However, their mission proves more than challenging as Trask employs Reavers, a fleet of overpowered militia that abduct and abuse mutants.

— Destiny Jackson, Deadline, 23 July 2026

Definition of militia

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The battalion was once again redeployed to the West Bank 30 days later after undergoing an education seminar and additional training.

— Oren Liebermann, CNN Money, 13 July 2026
The Israeli army built another five battalions of soldiers who were never engaged in service or finished their service and wish to return to duty.

— Benjamin Weinthal, FOXNews.com, 6 July 2026

Definition of battalion

Noun

Zelenskyy appointed Mykhailo Drapatyi as the new army chief, according to a statement on social media.

— ABC News, ABC News, 21 July 2026
In 2024, he was made commander of the Ukrainian Land Forces, one of the most senior posts in the Ukrainian army, before being appointed commander of the Joint Forces the following year.

— Issy Ronald, CNN Money, 21 July 2026

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