1580s, "system of military discipline," from Latin militia "military service, warfare," from miles "soldier" (see military). Sense of "citizen army" (as distinct from professional soldiers) is first recorded 1690s, perhaps from a sense in French cognate milice. In U.S. history, "the whole body of men declared by law amenable to military service, without enlistment, whether armed and drilled or not" (1777).
例文
1. The strike was called by the Lebanese Forces militia .
ストライキはレバノンの武装民兵によって召集された。
2. Militia leaders had halted overland food convoys in the region.
民兵のリーダーは、この地域で陸上を経由して食品を輸送する車列を阻止した。
3.The militia in Lebanon has agreed to pull out of Beirut.
レバノンの民兵組織はベイルートから撤退することに同意した。
4.The militia responded by saying it would retaliate against any attacks.