paramilitary force vs paramilitary unit

paramilitary force and paramilitary unit both are nouns.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
paramilitary force	Yes	No	No	No
paramilitary unit	Yes	No	No	No

As nouns, paramilitary force and paramilitary unit are synonyms defined as:

paramilitary force and paramilitary unit: a group of civilians organized in a military fashion (especially to operate in place of or to assist regular army troops)

Other synonyms of paramilitary force include paramilitary, paramilitary organisation, paramilitary organization.

paramilitary force (noun)	paramilitary unit (noun)
a group of civilians organized in a military fashion (especially to operate in place of or to assist regular army troops)	a group of civilians organized in a military fashion (especially to operate in place of or to assist regular army troops)