Definition of Militarism

1. Noun. A political orientation of a people or a government to maintain a strong military force and to be prepared to use it aggressively to defend or promote national interests.

Generic synonyms: Hawkishness
Derivative terms: Militarist, Militaristic

Definition of Militarism

1. n. A military state or condition; reliance on military force in administering government; a military system.

Definition of Militarism

1. Noun. an ideology which claims that the military is the foundation of a society's security, and thereby claims to be its most important aspect ¹

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Definition of Militarism

1. [n -S]

Lexicographical Neighbors of Militarism

militants
militar
militaresque
militaria
militarian
militarians
militaries
militarily
militariness
militarisation
militarisations
militarise
militarised
militarises
militarising
militarism (current term)
militarisms
militarist
militaristic
militarists
militarization
militarizations
militarize
militarized
militarizes
militarizing
military
military-academy
military-entertainment complex
military-industrial complex

Literary usage of Militarism

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. Publications of the American Statistical Association by American Statistical Association (1916)
"COMPARATIVE militarism. BY ARTHUR MACDONALD, Anthropologist, Washington, DC One way to estimate militarism in a country is to give the number of soldiers ..."

2. Readers' Guide to Periodical Literature by H.W. Wilson Company (1915)
"Ind 80:432-3 D 21 '14 Did Jesus favor militarism? a symposium on Matt. 10:34. MW Jacobus. ... Nation 100:158 F 11 '15 militarism and democracy In Germany. ..."

3. The New York Times Current History (1915)
"They do not understand what such words mean, because we have no other militarism than the Continental States of Europe, which struggle against our country. ..."

4. The Biology of War by Georg Friedrich Nicolai (1919)
"What Is militarism f The word militarism comes from the Latin miles, ... Yet now militarism is often used to denote only aberrations from the real meaning ..."

5. The Problems and Lessons of the War by George Hubbard Blakeslee (1916)
"We must not confuse militarism, understood in this sense, ... However militarism in general be defined, our thesis requires only that we deal with the ..."

6. The War from this Side: Editorials from the North American, Philadelphia by North American (1915)
"It is gratifying in a measure to have the term "militarism" against which the ... There is militarism and militarism. The special brand which needs the ..."

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