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mil·i·ta·rism

(mĭl′ĭ-tə-rĭz′əm)

1. Glorification of the ideals of a professional military class.

2. Predominance of the armed forces in the administration or policy of the state.

3. A policy in which military preparedness is of primary importance to a state.

mil′i·ta·rist n.

mil′i·ta·ris′tic (-rĭs′tĭk) adj.

mil′i·ta·ris′ti·cal·ly adv.

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militarism

(ˈmɪlɪtəˌrɪzəm)

1. (Military) military spirit; pursuit of military ideals

2. (Government, Politics & Diplomacy) domination by the military in the formulation of policies, ideals, etc, esp on a political level

3. (Government, Politics & Diplomacy) a policy of maintaining a strong military organization in aggressive preparedness for war

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mil•i•ta•rism

(ˈmɪl ɪ təˌrɪz əm)

n.

1. a strong military spirit or policy.

2. the principle or policy of maintaining a large military establishment.

3. the tendency to regard military efficiency as the supreme ideal of the state, with other interests subordinate.

[1860–65; < French]

militarism

1. the principle of maintaining a large military establishment.
2. the policy of regarding military efficiency as the supreme ideal of the state, and the subordinating of all other ideals to those of the military. Also militaryism. — militarist, n. — militaristic, adj.

militarism

[ˈmɪlɪtərɪzəm] N → militarismo m

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militarism

[ˈmɪlɪtərɪzəm] n → militarisme m

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militarism

n → Militarismus m

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militarism

[ˈmɪlɪtəˌrɪz/əm] n → militarismo

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