militia

the militia descended on Rye.

There’s a building guarded by the local militia at the corner of the street.

the other militias had disarmed by the agreed deadline.

fighting between the militias torpedoed peace talks.

The militia succeeded in ambushing the invading enemy soldiers.

The militia is / are sometimes used for dealing with riots.

The pikeman is a staple of the late Medieval army, and the arms of militia mirror those of professional soldiers.

Our militia fired off volley after volley from anti-aircraft artillery.

The militia had called a strike to protest against alleged atrocities by the police against local tribespeople.