national guard

noun
UK: /ˌnæʃ.ən.əl ˈɡɑːd/
US: /ˌnæʃ.ən.əl ˈɡɑːrd/

  1. A military organization in each US state that can be called into action by the state governor or the US president in case of emergency.

    1. The national guard arrived to help after the flood.
    2. The governor activated the national guard to assist with hurricane relief efforts in affected coastal areas.
national guard verb

  1. To serve in the National Guard.

    1. He used to national guard here.
    2. She decided to national guard after college because she wanted to serve her country.

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The phonetic transcription of "national guard" is /ˌnæʃ.ən.əl ˈɡɑːd/ in British English and /ˌnæʃ.ən.əl ˈɡɑːrd/ in American English. Click the 🔊 button to hear both pronunciations.

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