paramilitary
adjectivemasculine/femininetécnico/pɐɾɐmiliˈtaɾ/medium
pa·ra·mi·li·tar
Definition
Having an organization, training, or function similar to that of a military force, but not formally part of the official armed forces of a state.
The region was controlled by paramilitary militias.
The investigation pointed to the existence of a secret paramilitary structure.
Common collocations
paramilitary groupparamilitary forcesparamilitary organization
Etymology
Do prefixo 'para-' + 'militar'.