as in aggression
the opinions or actions of people who believe that a country should use military methods, forces, etc., to gain power and to achieve its goals
The administration has been criticized for the militarism of its foreign policy.
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Recent Examples of militarism
The shock of the surprise attack and the brutality of Hamas’ actions unleashed a surge in militarism and illiberal sentiment.
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Michal Ben-Josef Hirsch, The Conversation, 24 July 2024
The second principle fundamental to progressive thought is opposition to needless war and excessive militarism, a tenet often described as restraint.
—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
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Michal Ben-Josef Hirsch, The Conversation, 24 July 2024
The second principle fundamental to progressive thought is opposition to needless war and excessive militarism, a tenet often described as restraint.
—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
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for militarism
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So perhaps the podcast was both: an act of love and an act of aggression.Lili Anolik, Vulture, 12 Nov. 2024
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Common symptoms of a rapid squirrel include walking in circles, falling over, drooling, aggression, and seizures and muscle spasms, Critter Control reports.Greta Cross, USA TODAY, 4 Nov. 2024
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Hezbollah has issued manifestos and open letters since its early years declaring Israel a vanguard of U.S. imperialism and calling for the total destruction of the Jewish state.Timothy Nerozzi, Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government, 26 Oct. 2024
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Over the next four years, its manpower and industrial might enabled the forces of democracy to end the threat of German Nazism in Europe and Japanese imperialism in the Pacific.Carl Leubsdorf, The Mercury News, 25 Oct. 2024
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But this initial scrape between Magneto’s henchmen and Professor Xavier’s gifted youngsters somehow managed to be fun, set the tone for an entire genre, and use the witch hunt at the center of its plot to anticipate the jingoism that exploded across the United States in the aftermath of 9/11.Wilson Chapman, IndieWire, 31 July 2024
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Shaman, a singer whose pro-Kremlin jingoism has catapulted him to popularity amid wartime fervor, was scheduled to take the stage a day later.Michael Schwirtz, New York Times, 28 Mar. 2024
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The federal government has claimed sole jurisdiction to enforce immigration laws, so the enforcement provisions in Proposition 314 are in open defiance of the federal government.Rafael Carranza, The Arizona Republic, 5 Nov. 2024
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Although security forces violently ended the protests, since Amini’s death Iranian women and girls have at times removed their headscarves in public in defiance, and others around the world have joined in solidarity.Mithil Aggarwal, NBC News, 4 Nov. 2024
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“Militarism.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/militarism. Accessed 30 Nov. 2024.
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