Assertion: paramilitary | /r/HasProperty | a group of civilians
Facets:
Source sentences:
text: As nouns the difference between police and paramilitary is that police is a civil force granted the legal authority for law enforcement and maintain public order while paramilitary is a group of civilians trained and organized in a military fashion, but which do not represent the formal forces of a sovereign power.
text: As nouns the difference between paramilitary and militia is that paramilitary is a group of civilians trained and organized in a military fashion, but which do not represent the formal forces of a sovereign power while militia is (in particular) an army of trained civilians, which may be an official reserve army, called upon in time of need, the entire able-bodied population of a state which may also be called upon or a private force not under government control.