In this task, we ask you to elaborate the sentence without changing its general meaning. You can do so by explaining further the input sentence, using more precise wording, adding qualifiers and auxiliary information etc.

Q: The United States National Guard is an organization of the United States Army and the United States Air Force .

A: The National Guard is a joint activity of the United States Department of Defense ( DoD ) composed of reserve components of the United States Army and the United States Air Force : the Army National Guard and the Air National Guard , respectively .
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Q: The terms commoners , common people or the masses refers to ordinary people who are members of neither the nobility nor the priesthood .

A: The common people , also known as the common man , commoners , or the masses , are the ordinary people in a community or nation who lack any significant social status , especially those who are members of neither royalty , nobility , the clergy , nor any member of the aristocracy .
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Q: Illyria was an ancient region in the western part of today 's Balkan Peninsula .

A:
In classical antiquity , Illyria ( ; , " Illyri ́ a " or , " Illyri ́ s " ; , see also : " Illyricum " ) was a region in the western part of the Balkan Peninsula inhabited by numerous tribes of people collectively known as the Illyrians .
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