The term 'auxiliaries' comes from the
latin ''auxilia'' (help).
It is generally used to describe people employed in an organisation, often pre-existing as a
Reserve force, acting in support of a main military force.
The phrase 'auxiliary force(s)' may also be used.
The term auxiliaries or auxiliary forces may refer to organisations where the word auxiliary does not necessarily form part of the formal title.
The term auxiliaries has other discrete uses in specific contexts.
Organisations
'Contemporary Usage'
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The Merchant Marine
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The Merchant Navy
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Naval Fleet Auxiliary Force
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Civil Air Patrol
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United States Coast Guard Auxiliary
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Royal Auxiliary Air Force
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Royal Fleet Auxiliary
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Royal Maritime Auxiliary Service
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The Auxiliary police
'Historical Usage'
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Roman auxiliaries, non-citizen troops supporting the
Roman legions.
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Colonial Auxiliary Forces
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Auxiliary Division, British
paramilitary police force raised during the
Irish War of Independence 1919-21
Linguistics
★ Auxiliaries can also be used to refer to
Auxiliary verbs in
linguistic contexts.
Chemistry
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Chiral auxiliaries are
chemical compounds used in
chiral synthesis
External links
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Legion of Mary Auxiliary Membership