organized militia

noun

a former military organization functioning under both state and federal authority.

Our standing army is but a bad and ill-organized militia, and our militia not better than a mob.

The people of Paris seeing the danger organized militia companies to defend their representatives.

Does he mean the organized militia, or simply the able-bodied men in that vicinity?

During the administration of Governor Smith there was no organized militia.

It was understood, however, that preference would be given to those volunteers who were already members of the organized militia.

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