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# paramilitary

«paramilitary» in Mova's school dictionary: **adjective: Organised like an army, but not part of a…** — its meaning for a pupil, its sense in the lessons and examples.

### part of speech

adjective (paramilitary); noun (a paramilitary, paramilitaries)

### meaning for a pupil

1) adjective: Organised like an army, but not part of a country's official army. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/paramilitary/#m1)

2) noun: A group like this, or a member of it. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/paramilitary/#m2)

### sense in the lessons

In history and news, paramilitary groups have fought in places such as Northern Ireland during the Troubles, and in many wars; some police forces also have paramilitary units. The word warns that armed people are acting outside the normal army.

### examples

- Paramilitary groups fought during the Troubles in Northern Ireland. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/paramilitary/#x1)
- The police sent in a paramilitary unit. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/paramilitary/#x2)
- The news reported attacks by paramilitaries. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/paramilitary/#x3)
- They wore paramilitary uniforms but were not soldiers. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/paramilitary/#x4)
- Peace agreements asked paramilitaries to give up their weapons. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/paramilitary/#x5)
- The Good Friday Agreement of 1998 helped bring peace in Northern Ireland. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/paramilitary/#x6)

### note

Adjective and countable noun (paramilitaries). "Para-" here means "alongside" or "like". It is a serious news word; it is not the same as "paratrooper" (a soldier who jumps by parachute).

### Trees and pragmatics

[Every meaning and example of «paramilitary» parsed by Mova](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/paramilitary/), each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.