Home Guard, the—(UK) a volunteer force formed to defend a homeland while the army is fighting elsewhere:
- Those who could not serve in the Army signed up as Local Defense Volunteers in what became known as the Home Guard.
National Guard, the—(U.S.) the volunteer forces of each state, which the governor can summon in an emergency, such as civil disorder, etc.:
- According to reports, the National Guard was called in to help evacuate residents affected by a storm.