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militarism

militarism noun: an ideology which claims that the military is the foundation of a society's security, and thereby its most important aspect.

Noun

militarism (countable and uncountable, plural militarisms)

  1. An ideology which claims that the military is the foundation of a society's security, and thereby its most important aspect.
  2. A focus on, or excessive use of, military force.

militarism meaning in Hindi, Urdu, Pashto and Arabic

militarism in Hindi

an ideology which claims that the military is the foundation of a society's security, and thereby its most important aspect
सैन्यवाद sainyavād

militarism in Urdu

an ideology which claims that the military is the foundation of a society's security, and thereby its most important aspect
جارِحِیَّت jārhiyyat

militarism in Pashto

an ideology which claims that the military is the foundation of a society's security, and thereby its most important aspect
مليتاريزم melitārizǝm

militarism in Arabic

an ideology which claims that the military is the foundation of a society's security, and thereby its most important aspect
عَسْكَرِيَّة ʕaskariyya
More languagesFewer languages
militarism in Malay
faham ketenteraan, militarisme
militarism in Indonesian
militerisme
militarism in Persian
میلیتارییسم militârism, نظامیگری nezâmi-gari
militarism in Thai
ลัทธิทหาร lát-tí-tá-hǎan, แสนยนิยม sɛ̌ɛn-yá-ní-yom
militarism in Vietnamese
chủ nghĩa quân phiệt
militarism in Myanmar
စစ်အာဏာရှင်ဝါဒ cacanahrang-wada., စစ်ဝါဒ cac-wada.

Antonyms of militarism

Forms of militarism

pluralmilitarisms

Origin of militarism

From French militarisme, by surface analysis, military + -ism.

Questions about militarism

What does militarism mean?
Militarism means an ideology which claims that the military is the foundation of a society's security, and thereby its most important aspect.
What is militarism in Hindi?
Militarism in Hindi is सैन्यवाद (sainyavād). See Militarism meaning in Hindi.
What part of speech is militarism?
Militarism is a noun.
What is the plural of militarism?
The plural of militarism is militarisms.

Words near militarism in the dictionary

  1. militarisations
  2. militarise
  3. militarised
  4. militarises
  5. militarising
  6. militarism
  7. militarisms
  8. militarist
  9. militaristic
  10. militaristically
  11. militarists

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