The Jedi Order is a fictional organization within the Star Wars franchise, depicted as a religious, academic, meritocratic, and military-auxiliary (peacekeeping) order of force-sensitive warriors. Members include Jedi Knights collectively known as Jedi.
Definition
The Jedi Order is a fictional organization featured across many works in the Star Wars franchise, with its members (Jedi and Jedi Knights) often serving as protagonists. It operates symbiotically alongside the Galactic Republic.
Context
The Order is depicted as a religious, academic, meritocratic, and military-auxiliary peacekeeping organization whose origin dates back thousands of years before the events of the Star Wars feature films. Its fictional nature has also inspired a minor real-world new religious movement and online community known as Jediism.
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