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A militia is a group of citizens organized to provide paramilitary service. The word can have four slightly different meanings:
- An official reserve army, composed of citizen soldiers
- The national police forces in Russia, and other CIS countries, and the Soviet Union: Militsiya
- The entire able-bodied population of a state, which can be called to arms against an invading enemy
- A private, non-government force, not necessarily directly supported or sanctioned by its government
In any of these cases, a militia is distinct from a national regular army. It can serve to supplement the regular military, or it can oppose it, for example to resist a military coup. In some circumstances, the "enemies" against which a militia is mobilized are domestic political opponents of the government, such as strikers. In many cases the role, or even the existence of a militia, is controversial. For these reasons legal restrictions may be placed on the mobilization or use of militia.
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Militia Movement and the Internet - Article by Kevin Ward of Rutgers University.
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Militia of Montana Meeting - Notes of the Feb 11, 1995 MOM meeting at the Maltby Community Center by Paul de Armond.
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Public Good Subject Index - Links to articles on democracy, the militia movement, terrorism and white supremacy.
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