national guard
nounDefinition of national guard
1
: a military establishment serving as a national constabulary and defense force
2
capitalized
: a militia force recruited by each state of the U.S., equipped by the federal government, and jointly maintained subject to the call of either
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Representative Tulsi Gabbard of Hawaii, who needs two more polls showing her with 2 percent to make the stage, is on national guard duty in Indonesia. — James Pindell, BostonGlobe.com, "For many presidential candidates, Election Day might as well be next week," 21 Aug. 2019 Troop levels at the border, including both active duty military and national guard, have at times surpassed 5,000 since President Trump began deploying them there in the fall of 2018. — NBC News, "Trump administration wants to keep troops at U.S.-Mexico border through Sept. 2020," 2 Aug. 2019 The latter drove ahead to detect checkpoints, since Mexico has boosted police, military and national guard in the area to crack down on migration. — San Diego Union-Tribune, "Fear, bribes, gangs, coyotes: A Guatemalan’s trek to the US," 30 July 2019 In addition, Mexico sent 6,500 national guard troops to its southern border to block them from traveling through Mexico. — Rafael Carranza, azcentral, "Once overflowing migrant shelters along southern border closing as releases plummet," 26 July 2019 In a joint declaration earlier this month, Mexico agreed to increase its enforcement efforts along its southern border with Guatemala, including deploying its national guard troops. — CBS News, "Trump says he considers Mexico a friend "this week"," 20 June 2019 Gonzalez said Mexican national guard troops recently increased their presence along the river, helping reduce the number of migrants crossing illegally this month. — Los Angeles Times, "Migrant traffic on the busiest stretch of border has decreased, but is the shift significant?," 27 July 2019 Border walls and national guard deployments don’t address the reason migrants are seeking opportunities elsewhere, which is of course a lack of economic opportunities and prosperity at home. — John Detrixhe, Quartz, "A US-Mexico migration deal has defused Trump’s tariff threat—for now," 8 June 2019 LĂłpez Obrador wants to create a national guard, which would give marines and soldiers a permanent role in policing Mexico’s streets, ten years after they were called in to help in the former government’s crackdown on gangs. — Ciara Nugent, Time, "Your Complete Guide to Mexico's 2018 Elections," 29 June 2018These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'national guard.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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