The phrase "militia men" refers to ordinary citizens who are trained and organized to serve as part-time soldiers for their community or country, usually in times of emergency or conflict. Full definition
What was it... a year ago or so, where we had 500 or so militia men out in the woods of Michigan training with automatic weapons and spouting from the Bible, and especially the book of revelations. (religion.blogs.cnn.com)
If your genre of choice is a «editless,» neighborhood rebellion movie with militia men and Brooklyn - ites battling it out, you're gonna have a hard time finding something better this year. (rowthree.com)
Many villagers fled into the bush as the militia men fired indiscriminately, burning down around 73 homes and destroying food stores. (premierchristianity.com)