ALL meanings of national guard
na·tion·al guard
N n - noun national guard reserve military forces 1
- noun national guard state military forces, in part equipped, trained, and quartered by the U.S. government, and paid by the U.S. government, that become an active component of the army when called into federal service by the president in civil emergencies. Compare militia (def 2). 1
- countable noun national guard In the United States, the National Guard is a military force within an individual state, which can become part of the national army if there is a war or emergency. 0
- noun national guard the armed force, first commanded by Lafayette, that was established in France in 1789 and existed intermittently until 1871 0
- noun national guard (in the US) a state military force that can be called into federal service by the president 0
- noun national guard in the U.S., the organized militia forces of the individual states, a component of the Army of the U.S. when called into active federal service 0