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Paramilitary

An organization similar to, but not part of, a military / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

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A paramilitary is an organization whose structure, tactics, training, subculture, and (often) function are similar to those of a professional military, but is not part of a country's official or legitimate armed forces.[1] Paramilitary units carry out duties that a country's military or police forces are unable or unwilling to handle. Other organizations may be considered paramilitaries by structure alone, despite being unarmed or lacking a combat role.

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Legion of Frontiersmen, Edmonton Command, 1915 – a nationalist paramilitary group not officially affiliated with the Canadian Army
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SWAT team, Washington State Patrol, 2013 – a modern example of a paramilitary in law enforcement