militarism (n)

n06221974

type n
lex_filenum 09
def 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
Outgoing links
Hypernym hawkishness
Derivationally related form militarism → militaristic; militarism → militarist
Incoming links
Derivationally related form militaristic → militarism; militarist → militarism
Hyponym hawkishness

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