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private army

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meanings of privateand army


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private
adjective
uk /ˈpraɪ.vət/ us /ˈpraɪ.vət/
only for one person or group and not ...
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army
noun
uk /ˈɑː.mi/ us /ˈɑːr.mi/
a particular country's ...
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Examples of private army


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Instead, they rejoined the privatearmy of their former 'host'.
This is because this right wing privatearmy so effectively took on the guerillas in the 1990s where the state army failed.
In this role, he promised the warrior loyalty and joined his privatearmy + in return, he gained a right of residence and a share of war-booty.
Bands of uniformed men are roaming the country, some of which refer to themselves as the 'official army' and others the 'privatearmy'.
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What a blessing it is that this head of a privatearmy is so loyal in his devotion!
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A privatearmy is illegal in this country.
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It is very curious that none of those gentlemen had any privatearmy behind him to keep him in office.
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We have said clearly that there can be no place for a privatearmy or a paramilitary organisation in a democratic society.
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So is the recruitment of his own privatearmy.
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We must face the fact that within a few days a small group of people—whatever their background—have been able to raise a vast privatearmy.
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Every privatearmy is mobilised behind its leader; everybody fights for his own corner; and nothing is done.
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Why is this man allowed to keep what is virtually a privatearmy at the present time?
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Instead of that, even the privatearmy of the bishop was used extensively in security operations.
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There was great poverty as a result of this privatearmy system, and there was not much money for uniforms.
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It would be difficult to prevent the creation of a privatearmy.
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Every baron, every great landed proprietor, was the chief of a clan and had his own privatearmy, his own armed retainers.
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Many people regard the industry as a privatearmy that wields power that is both unwanted and unchecked.
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They have raised a vast privatearmy because they had access to money to enable them to do so.
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What is generally not recognised is that this privatearmy was mobilised under the guise of a legal force.
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Nevertheless, this is about the presence of a privatearmy, or a paramilitary organisation.
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