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paramilitary organisation — An organisation formed out of a group of civilians who are trained and organised to operate in a military fashion. They represent a kind of auxiliary military, not quite military but carrying out military duties. Sometimes such organisations… … Glossary of UK Government and Politics
paramilitary force — noun a group of civilians organized in a military fashion (especially to operate in place of or to assist regular army troops) • Syn: ↑paramilitary, ↑paramilitary unit, ↑paramilitary organization, ↑paramilitary organisation • Derivationally… … Useful english dictionary
paramilitary organization — noun a group of civilians organized in a military fashion (especially to operate in place of or to assist regular army troops) (Freq. 1) • Syn: ↑paramilitary, ↑paramilitary force, ↑paramilitary unit, ↑paramilitary organisation • Derivationally… … Useful english dictionary
paramilitary unit — noun a group of civilians organized in a military fashion (especially to operate in place of or to assist regular army troops) • Syn: ↑paramilitary, ↑paramilitary force, ↑paramilitary organization, ↑paramilitary organisation • Derivationally… … Useful english dictionary
Organisation Todt — The Todt Organisation, (German: Organisation Todt) (OT) was a Third Reich civil and military engineering group in Germany named after its founder, Fritz Todt, an engineer and senior Nazi figure. The organization was responsible for a huge range… … Wikipedia
Organisation de l'armée secrète — Organization s emblem The Organisation de l armée secrète (OAS or Organisation armée secrète, lit. Organization of the Secret Army or Secret Armed Organization ) was a short lived, French far right nationalist militant and underground… … Wikipedia
Organisation Consul — (OC) successor in April 1920 to the Brigade Ehrhardt. Of the several Wehrverbände formed in response to the dissolution of the Freikorps,* OC was especially infamous. Organized by Hermann Ehr hardt,* OC made Munich its home since Ehrhardt… … Historical dictionary of Weimar Republik
Organisation de résistance de l'armée — The Organisation de résistance de l armée, O.R.A. (Fr: resistance organisation of the army) was a French paramilitary resistance organisation during the Second World War. It was created on the 31 January 1943 following the November 1942 German… … Wikipedia
paramilitary — /pærəˈmɪlətri/ (say paruh miluhtree) adjective 1. of, relating to, or denoting an organisation having a military structure and used as a supplementary force to regular troops. –noun 2. such an organisation. 3. a person in such an organisation.… …
Special Organisation (Algeria) — The Special Organisation (French: Organisation spéciale) was a secret paramilitary organisation in colonial Algeria, set up by the Algerian People s Party (PPA) at the convention of the MTLD in 1947 to prepare for armed struggle against France,… … Wikipedia
