Militarism
['mɪlɪt(ə)rɪz(ə)m] or ['mɪlətə'rɪzəm]
Definition
(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.
Typist: Rodger--From WordNet
Definition
(n.) A military state or condition; reliance on military force in administering government; a military system.
(n.) The spirit and traditions of military life.
Edited by Alison
Examples
- The militarism and imperialism of Britain and France and Italy are by comparison feeble, disorganized, and disorganizing survivals. H. G. Wells. The Outline of History_Being a Plain History of Life and Mankind.
- Militarism is the great preserver of our ideals of hardihood, and human life with no use for hardihood would be contemptible. Walter Lippmann. A Preface to Politics.
Edited by Johanna