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MILITARISM
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
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
Classified under:
Nouns denoting cognitive processes and contents
Hypernyms ("militarism" is a kind of...):
hawkishness (any political orientation favoring aggressive policies)
Derivation:
militarist (a person who advocates war or warlike policies)
militaristic (imbued with militarism)
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