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| civ·il de·fense |
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1. organizing of civilian volunteers: the organization and training of civilian volunteers to help the armed forces, police, and emergency services in the event of a war, a national emergency, or a natural disaster
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2. volunteer group: civilian volunteers who take part in civil defense
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takes a singular or plural verb
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