English noun: paramilitary organization | |||
| 1. | paramilitary organization (group) a group of civilians organized in a military fashion (especially to operate in place of or to assist regular army troops) | ||
| Synonyms | paramilitary, paramilitary force, paramilitary organisation, paramilitary unit | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | force, personnel | ||
| Narrower (hyponym) | fedayeen, Fedayeen Saddam, Saddam's Martyrs | ||