Paramilitary Organisation (Noun)
Meaning
A group of civilians organized in a military fashion (especially to operate in place of or to assist regular army troops).
Classification
Nouns denoting groupings of people or objects.
Examples
- The government accused the opposition of financing a paramilitary organisation to destabilise the country.
- After the coup, the new regime dissolved the army and replaced it with a paramilitary organisation loyal only to the president.
- The human rights group alleged that the government was using a paramilitary organisation to intimidate and silence its critics.
- The paramilitary organisation was formed to provide security for the community, but it soon became a law unto itself.
- The country's history was marked by the rise and fall of various paramilitary organisations, each with its own ideology and agenda.