MILITARISM

Pronunciation (US):

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 I. (noun) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

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

Classified under:

Nouns denoting cognitive processes and contents

Hypernyms ("militarism" is a kind of...):

hawkishness (any political orientation favoring aggressive policies)

Derivation:

militarist (a person who advocates war or warlike policies)

militaristic (imbued with militarism)

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