burgerwacht

Definitions of burgerwacht
  1. noun
    a volunteer committee to maintain order where an efficient legal system does not exist
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    type of:
    comité
    a self-constituted organization to promote something
  2. noun
    civilians trained as soldiers but not part of the regular army
    synonyms: landstorm, militie, reservetroepen, schutterij
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