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/məˈlɪʃə/ · noun
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..
He coasts down to a dead stop in the middle of the channel, makes a scan for militia men and wireheads, and finds none.
Use militia when its meaning, tone and grammar fit the full sentence. A synonym is not always a direct replacement.
Militia means 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..
Common synonyms include militsia, reserves.
The opposite depends on the specific sense.
He coasts down to a dead stop in the middle of the channel, makes a scan for militia men and wireheads, and finds none.
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