What does "disarmament" mean?

The reduction or the abolition of the military forces and armaments of a nation, and of its capability to wage war.

Disarmament

Common synonyms include: arm reduction, arms control, arms control treaty, arms reduction agreement, demilitarization, demilitarization objective.

noun

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Noun

1
The reduction or the abolition of the military forces and armaments of a nation, and of its capability to wage war. countable, uncountable
2
act of reducing or depriving of arms wordnet
3
The act of disarming an opponent in a fight. countable, uncountable
"With spears, swords and knives flying off the stage from intended defensive disarmament, no one sitting near the stage could afford to even blink his eyes."

"You should advocate disarmament."

From disarm + -ment, modeled after armament. By surface analysis, dis + armament.