militarism

Noun

Meaning

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

The spirit and traditions of military life.

Source: Webster's dictionary

Synonyms

war fight diplomatic aggression nationalism hostility dictatorship militarily junta oligarchy coexistence collectivism autocracy militancy chauvinism
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Antonyms

amity love respect favor regard democracy
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Hypernyms

hawkishness

Phrases with the word

policy of militarism

Examples

Hand in hand with nationalist economic isolationism, militarism struggles to maintain the sovereign state against the forward march of internationalism. Christian Lous Lange

No state is free from militarism, which is inherent in the very concept of the sovereign state. There are merely differences of degree in the militarism of states. Christian Lous Lange

Like a cyclone, imperialism spins across the globe; militarism crushes peoples and sucks their blood like a vampire. Karl Liebknecht

Earlier ages fortified themselves behind the sovereign state, behind protectionism and militarism. Christian Lous Lange

Militarism is basically a way of thinking, a certain interpretation of the function of the state; this manner of thinking is, moreover, revealed by its outer forms: by armaments and state organization. Christian Lous Lange

The evils of capitalism are as real as the evils of militarism and evils of racism. Martin Luther King Jr.

Close letter words and terms

militarisation militarise militarised militarist militaristic militaristic duty