paramilitary

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par·a·mil·i·tar·y / ˌparəˈmiliˌterē/ • adj. (of an unofficial force) organized similarly to a military force: soldiers and police have been killed in conflicts with the drug cartels and their paramilitary allies.• n. (pl. -tar·ies) a member of an unofficial paramilitary organization.

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