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Militarism

noun

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Noun
  1. 1
    An ideology which claims that the military is the foundation of a society's security, and thereby its most important aspect. countable, uncountable
  2. 2
    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 wordnet
  3. 3
    A focus on, or excessive use of, military force. countable, uncountable

Etymology

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

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