Here's what dictionary.com says:
mi·li·tia
[mi-lish-uh] Show IPA noun1.
a body of citizens enrolled for military service, and called out periodically for drill but serving full timeonly in emergencies. 2.
a body of citizen soldiers as distinguished from professional soldiers. 3.
all able-bodied males considered by law eligible for military service. 4.
a body of citizens organized in a paramilitary group and typically regarding themselves as defenders ofindividual rights against the presumed interference of the federal government. Here's what I say:
1. a group of vigilante-minded, wannabe soldiers who like to dress up in camo and play with guns.
2. an obsolete term which referred to the citizen soldiers of the late 17th century United States.
