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militarism

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Noun
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mil=i=ta=rism

WORDNET DICTIONARY

Noun militarism has 1 sense

CIDE DICTIONARY

militarismn. [Cf. F. militarisme.].
  •  A military state or condition; a military system; reliance on military force in administering government.  [1913 Webster]
  •  The spirit and traditions of military life.  H. Spencer.  [1913 Webster]
  •  The view that military strength, efficiency and values should dominate the country's public policy choices and take precedence over other interests.  [1913 Webster]
  •  The policy of maintaining a large military force, even in peacetime; -- a term usually used by opponents of such a policy on the assumption that such a large force is unnecessary for national defense.  [PJC]

OXFORD DICTIONARY

militarism, n.
1 the spirit or tendencies of a professional soldier.
2 undue prevalence of the military spirit or ideals.

Derivative
militaristic adj. militaristically adv.
Etymology
F militarisme (as MILITARY)

THESAURUS

militarism

Eisenhower Doctrine, Monroe Doctrine, Nixon Doctrine, Truman Doctrine, absolute monarchy, aggression, aggressiveness, antagonism, appeasement, aristocracy, autarchy, autocracy, autonomy, balance of power, bellicism, bellicosity, belligerence, belligerency, brinkmanship, chauvinism, coalition government, coexistence, colonialism, combativeness, commonwealth, compromise, constitutional government, constitutional monarchy, containment, contentiousness, democracy, detente, deterrence, dictatorship, diplomacy, diplomatic, diplomatics, dollar diplomacy, dollar imperialism, dominion rule, duarchy, duumvirate, dyarchy, expansionism, federal government, federation, ferocity, feudal system, fierceness, fight, foreign affairs, foreign policy, garrison state, gerontocracy, good-neighbor policy, heteronomy, hierarchy, hierocracy, home rule, hostility, imperialism, internationalism, isolationism, jingoism, limited monarchy, manifest destiny, martial law, martialism, meritocracy, militancy, military government, mob rule, mobocracy, monarchy, nationalism, neocolonialism, neutralism, nonresistance, ochlocracy, oligarchy, open door, open-door policy, pantisocracy, patriarchate, patriarchy, peace offensive, peaceful coexistence, police state, preparedness, pugnaciousness, pugnacity, pure democracy, quarrelsomeness, regency, representative democracy, representative government, republic, saber rattling, self-determination, self-government, shirt-sleeve diplomacy, shuttle diplomacy, social democracy, spheres of influence, stratocracy, technocracy, the big stick, thearchy, theocracy, totalitarian government, totalitarian regime, tough policy, triarchy, triumvirate, truculence, tyranny, unfriendliness, unpeacefulness, warmongering, warpath, welfare state, world politics
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