наро́дное ополче́ние — meaning in English
narodnoye opolcheniye
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English meaning
- militia noun A group of ordinary citizens organised to act as soldiers, usually only called up in an emergency rather than serving as a full-time professional army.
Senses
наро́дное ополче́ние is used for these senses in English:
- militia 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.