militarism
21militarism — noun the belief that a country should maintain and readily draw on a strong military capability for the defence or promotion of national interests. Derivatives militarist noun & adjective militaristic adjective …
22militarism — noun (U) the belief that a country should build up its military forces and use them to get what it wants militarist noun (C) militaristic adjective …
23militarism — n military spirit, war fever, jingoism, chauvinism, Prussianism. See militancy …
24militarism — mil·i·ta·rism …
25militarism — UK [ˈmɪlɪtəˌrɪz(ə)m] / US [ˈmɪlɪtəˌrɪzəm] noun [uncountable] the belief that a country needs strong armed forces if it wants to have political power or influence. Someone who has this belief is a militarist. Derived word: militaristic UK… …
26militarism — mil•i•ta•rism [[t]ˈmɪl ɪ təˌrɪz əm[/t]] n. 1) a strong military spirit or policy 2) the principle or policy of maintaining a large military establishment 3) the tendency to regard military efficiency as the supreme ideal of the state, with other… …
27militarism — /ˈmɪlətərɪzəm / (say miluhtuhrizuhm) noun 1. military spirit or policy. 2. the principle of keeping a large military establishment. 3. the tendency to regard military efficiency as the supreme ideal of the state, and to subordinate all other… …
28militarism — s ( en) militärvälde, hävdande av militära intressen …
29militarism — n. 1 the spirit or tendencies of a professional soldier. 2 undue prevalence of the military spirit or ideals. Derivatives: militaristic adj. militaristically adv. Etymology: F militarisme (as MILITARY) …
30Japanese militarism — See also: Statism in Shōwa Japan History of Japan Paleolithic 35,000–14,000 BC Jōmon period 14,000–300 BC Yayoi period …