Definition

1. Adjective:
   • Paramilitary: Describing an organization, force, or activity that is organized and operates like a military force but is not part of the official armed forces of a state. These groups often have a formal structure, use military-style equipment and training, and may support or supplement official military or police functions.

Usage Examples

• Adjective:
  • Lực lượng bán quân sự đó hỗ trợ cảnh sát trong các nhiệm vụ đặc biệt. (That paramilitary force assists the police in special operations.)
  • Họ được đào tạo trong một môi trường bán quân sự. (They were trained in a paramilitary environment.)
  • Nhóm này bị cáo buộc hoạt động bán quân sự trái phép. (This group is accused of illegal paramilitary activity.)

Advanced Usage

• The term is often used to describe forces that serve a political or security role, such as border guards, militia, presidential guards, or the armed wing of a political party.
• It can sometimes carry a connotation of operating outside the full legal framework of a state's official military, especially in contexts of internal conflict or political repression.

Variants and Related Words

• Tổ chức bán quân sự (n): Paramilitary organization.
  • Tổ chức bán quân sự đó đã bị giải tán. (That paramilitary organization was disbanded.)

Synonyms

• Militia-like: Having characteristics of a civilian military force.
• Auxiliary military: Supplements the main military force.

Related Concepts

• Quân đội chính quy (n): Regular army.
• Dân quân tự vệ (n): Local militia or self-defense force; while sometimes similar, this Vietnamese term often refers to a specific, legally recognized local force, which may differ from a general "paramilitary" group.

1. Paramilitary