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Militarism Definition & Meaning

militarism
noun
  1. 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

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  • "anti militarism"
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What does militarism mean?
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
What part of speech is militarism?
Militarism is a noun.

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