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Civilian vs Paramilitary - What's the difference?

civilian | paramilitary |

As nouns the difference between civilian and paramilitary

is that civilian is a person following the pursuits of civil life, especially one who is not an active member of the armed forces while paramilitary is a group of civilians trained and organized in a military fashion, but which do not represent the formal forces of a sovereign power.

As adjectives the difference between civilian and paramilitary

is that civilian is that which is not related to the military, police or other uniformed profession while paramilitary is relating to a paramilitary.

civilian

English

Noun

(en noun)
  • A person following the pursuits of civil life, especially one who is not an active member of the armed forces.
  • (label) A person who does not belong to a particular group or engage in a particular activity.
  • One skilled in civil law.
  • * Jonathan Swift
  • A student of civil law at a university or college.

    • Adjective

    (-)
  • That which is not related to the military, police or other uniformed profession

    • paramilitary

    English

    Noun

    (paramilitaries)
  • A group of civilians trained and organized in a military fashion, but which do not represent the formal forces of a sovereign power.
  • (label) A member of a paramilitary group.

    • Adjective

    (-)
  • relating to a paramilitary