pospolite ruszenie

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pospolite ruszenie

Etymology

Literally, common levy. Calque of French levée en masse.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /pɔ.spɔˈli.tɛ ruˈʂɛ.ɲɛ/
  • Syllabification: po‧spo‧li‧te ru‧sze‧nie

Noun

pospolite ruszenie n

  1. (historical, idiomatic, military) fyrd, levy en masse (compulsory recruitment into the army of all male citizens or only of a certain specific group of men obliged to do so in the event of a threat to the country)
  2. (collective, historical, idiomatic, military) fyrd, levy en masse (army made up of citizens recruited compulsorily into the army in a national emergency)
  3. (collective, colloquial, humorous, idiomatic) group of people who are united by a common goal and want to pursue it together without having any professional training in the activities they undertake

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