militarism
noun
mil·i·ta·rism
ˈmi-lə-tə-ˌri-zəm 
1
a
: predominance of the military class or its ideals
b
: exaltation of military virtues and ideals
2
: a policy of aggressive military preparedness
Examples of militarism in a Sentence
The administration has been criticized for the militarism of its foreign policy.
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The second principle fundamental to progressive thought is opposition to needless war and excessive militarism, a tenet often described as restraint.
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Jonathan B. Petkun, Foreign Affairs, 18 June 2024
Russian claims to Crimea draw from a deep well of historical mythologies that enshrine the region within narratives of religious identity, valorous militarism, and Soviet nostalgia.
—The Editors, JSTOR Daily, 23 Feb. 2024
Among them: the Nakba, which was the expulsion of 700,000 Palestinians during the 1948 founding of Israel; Israel’s treatment of immigrant Jews from the Arab and Muslim world known as Mizrahi Jews; and the rise in Israel’s militarism.
—Marjorie N. Feld, The Conversation, 20 June 2024
Our vision goes beyond militarism, borders, and ethnonationalism.
—Audrey Sasson, New York Daily News, 21 Feb. 2024
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Jonathan B. Petkun, Foreign Affairs, 18 June 2024
Russian claims to Crimea draw from a deep well of historical mythologies that enshrine the region within narratives of religious identity, valorous militarism, and Soviet nostalgia.
—The Editors, JSTOR Daily, 23 Feb. 2024
Among them: the Nakba, which was the expulsion of 700,000 Palestinians during the 1948 founding of Israel; Israel’s treatment of immigrant Jews from the Arab and Muslim world known as Mizrahi Jews; and the rise in Israel’s militarism.
—Marjorie N. Feld, The Conversation, 20 June 2024
Our vision goes beyond militarism, borders, and ethnonationalism.
—Audrey Sasson, New York Daily News, 21 Feb. 2024
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militarism
noun
mil·i·ta·rism
ˈmil-ə-tə-ˌriz-əm
1
: control or rule by a military class
2
: extreme admiration and praise of military virtues and ideals
3
: a policy of aggressive military readiness
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