national guard
noun
1
: a military establishment serving as a national constabulary and defense force
2
capitalized
: a militia force recruited by each state of the U.S., equipped by the federal government, and jointly maintained subject to the call of either
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But there are a number of national guard and other military bases in the area.
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Laura King, Los Angeles Times, 27 Dec. 2024
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Five survivors from the same boat were rescued, according to the national guard.
—Billy Stockwell, CNN, 18 Dec. 2024
After an initial round of expansion following Russia’s wider invasion of Ukraine in February 2022, the Ukrainian ground forces—the army, air assault forces, marine corps, national guard and territorials—could deploy a hundred brigades, each with around 2,000 people.
—David Axe, Forbes, 30 Nov. 2024
The proportion of women in Ukraine’s national guard, whose members are excluded from the official count of armed forces but who also often serve on the frontlines, has fallen by nearly half since Russia invaded.
—Olga Oliker, Foreign Affairs, 21 Nov. 2022
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Laura King, Los Angeles Times, 27 Dec. 2024
Related article Italy ships migrants to Albania for first time under controversial plan
Five survivors from the same boat were rescued, according to the national guard.
—Billy Stockwell, CNN, 18 Dec. 2024
After an initial round of expansion following Russia’s wider invasion of Ukraine in February 2022, the Ukrainian ground forces—the army, air assault forces, marine corps, national guard and territorials—could deploy a hundred brigades, each with around 2,000 people.
—David Axe, Forbes, 30 Nov. 2024
The proportion of women in Ukraine’s national guard, whose members are excluded from the official count of armed forces but who also often serve on the frontlines, has fallen by nearly half since Russia invaded.
—Olga Oliker, Foreign Affairs, 21 Nov. 2022
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“National guard.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/national%20guard. Accessed 2 Jan. 2025.
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