national guard
noun
1
: a military establishment serving as a national constabulary and defense force
2
capitalized
: a militia force recruited by each state of the U.S., equipped by the federal government, and jointly maintained subject to the call of either
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On Wednesday, police and the national guard raided a huge warehouse on the outskirts of Moscow, according to the state news agency Tass.
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Francesca Ebel, Washington Post, 27 Mar. 2024
The Russian national guard said its officers were still looking for the gunmen at the site of the attack.
—Anton Troianovski Valerie Hopkins Anton Troianovski Julian E. Barnes Julian E. Barnes Paul Sonne Valerie Hopkins Anton Troianovski Ivan Nechepurenko Alina Lobzina Constant Méheut Yonette Joseph Yonette Joseph Anton Troianovski Alina Lobzina Neil MacFarquhar Ivan Nechepurenko Ivan Nechepurenko Anton Troianovski, New York Times, 22 Mar. 2024
In 2019, for example, AMLO dismantled the civilian federal police and created a paramilitary national guard that consists mainly of former soldiers.
—Gustavo Flores-Macías, Foreign Affairs, 20 Mar. 2024
Today there are roughly a hundred army, air-assault, marine, territorial and national guard brigades, each with at least 2,000 people and scores of vehicles.
—David Axe, Forbes, 17 Feb. 2024
Some signatories posted on X in support of Abbott as well, recalling previously sending national guard troops from their state to help in border control, though none committed additional resources in light of the recent battles.
—Julia Gomez, USA TODAY, 26 Jan. 2024
Their deaths leave a vacuum atop the ministry in charge of domestic security, responsible for overseeing the country’s police, its national guard and border patrol units.
—Megan Specia, New York Times, 18 Jan. 2023
Former President Trump has also defended Abbott and called on other states to send their national guards to support Texas.
—Erwin Chemerinsky, The Mercury News, 1 Feb. 2024
Yermak added that those released included soldiers, as well as police officers and members of the national guard, seized in Mariupol, Snake Island, Kherson and Kharkiv.
—Francesca Ebel, Washington Post, 31 Jan. 2024
Francesca Ebel, Washington Post, 27 Mar. 2024
The Russian national guard said its officers were still looking for the gunmen at the site of the attack.
—Anton Troianovski Valerie Hopkins Anton Troianovski Julian E. Barnes Julian E. Barnes Paul Sonne Valerie Hopkins Anton Troianovski Ivan Nechepurenko Alina Lobzina Constant Méheut Yonette Joseph Yonette Joseph Anton Troianovski Alina Lobzina Neil MacFarquhar Ivan Nechepurenko Ivan Nechepurenko Anton Troianovski, New York Times, 22 Mar. 2024
In 2019, for example, AMLO dismantled the civilian federal police and created a paramilitary national guard that consists mainly of former soldiers.
—Gustavo Flores-Macías, Foreign Affairs, 20 Mar. 2024
Today there are roughly a hundred army, air-assault, marine, territorial and national guard brigades, each with at least 2,000 people and scores of vehicles.
—David Axe, Forbes, 17 Feb. 2024
Some signatories posted on X in support of Abbott as well, recalling previously sending national guard troops from their state to help in border control, though none committed additional resources in light of the recent battles.
—Julia Gomez, USA TODAY, 26 Jan. 2024
Their deaths leave a vacuum atop the ministry in charge of domestic security, responsible for overseeing the country’s police, its national guard and border patrol units.
—Megan Specia, New York Times, 18 Jan. 2023
Former President Trump has also defended Abbott and called on other states to send their national guards to support Texas.
—Erwin Chemerinsky, The Mercury News, 1 Feb. 2024
Yermak added that those released included soldiers, as well as police officers and members of the national guard, seized in Mariupol, Snake Island, Kherson and Kharkiv.
—Francesca Ebel, Washington Post, 31 Jan. 2024
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“National guard.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/national%20guard. Accessed 19 Apr. 2024.
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