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
Obama first distinguished himself as an opponent of US militarism in the Middle East but will be remembered for expanding the US drone war, the raid that killed Osama Bin Laden, and helping to overthrow the government of Libya.
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Joshua Keating, Vox, 6 Sep. 2024
Kennedy’s foreign policy positions offer a compelling alternative to the entrenched militarism that has dominated U.S. politics for decades.
—Voice Of The People, New York Daily News, 13 Aug. 2024
Other modern political issues are mirrored by ye olde timey problems — the corruption of organized religion, unchecked militarism, the absurd failures of the health care system — and the plague itself is an obvious stand-in for Covid.
—Ky Henderson, Rolling Stone, 7 Aug. 2024
The shock of the surprise attack and the brutality of Hamas’ actions unleashed a surge in militarism and illiberal sentiment.
—Michal Ben-Josef Hirsch, The Conversation, 24 July 2024
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Joshua Keating, Vox, 6 Sep. 2024
Kennedy’s foreign policy positions offer a compelling alternative to the entrenched militarism that has dominated U.S. politics for decades.
—Voice Of The People, New York Daily News, 13 Aug. 2024
Other modern political issues are mirrored by ye olde timey problems — the corruption of organized religion, unchecked militarism, the absurd failures of the health care system — and the plague itself is an obvious stand-in for Covid.
—Ky Henderson, Rolling Stone, 7 Aug. 2024
The shock of the surprise attack and the brutality of Hamas’ actions unleashed a surge in militarism and illiberal sentiment.
—Michal Ben-Josef Hirsch, The Conversation, 24 July 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for militarism
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The armor is part of Taiwan's broader efforts to strengthen its defenses amid increasing military aggression from China.Gord Magill, Newsweek, 22 Dec. 2024
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This is an aggression to look at someone with desire.Angelique Jackson, Variety, 20 Dec. 2024
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Whereas neoclassical economics presented itself as a universally applicable science based on certain fundamental axioms, Dobb emphasized history, class conflict, and imperialism.John Cassidy, The New Yorker, 2 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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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 day after Luigi Mangione was indicted for murder, 200 top American CEOs came together, under heavily armed protection, in a bold statement of defiance of the populist fringes, not frightened away or intimidated for standing up for leadership and American character.Jeffrey Sonnenfeld, TIME, 21 Dec. 2024
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The photo was on the front page of newspapers around the world and Trump supporters later wore it on T-shirts as a statement of defiance.Benedict Cosgrove, Newsweek, 20 Dec. 2024
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“Militarism.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/militarism. Accessed 2 Jan. 2025.
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