paramilitary unit

Noun
  1. A group of civilians organized in a military fashion (especially to operate in place of or to assist regular army troops) (synset 108224130)
    is a type of: force, personnel - group of people willing to obey orders
    subtypes:
    • fedayeen - (plural) Arab guerrillas who operate mainly against Israel
    • fedayeen saddam, saddam's martyrs - a feared paramilitary unit formed in 1995 by young soldiers to serve Saddam Hussein against domestic opponents
    same as: paramilitary, paramilitary force, paramilitary organisation, paramilitary organization

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