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militarism

[mil-i-tuh-riz-uhm] / ˈmɪl ɪ təˌrɪz əm /
NOUN
warlikeness
Synonyms
STRONGEST
aggressiveness bellicosity gunboat diplomacy hawkishness jingoism power politics saber-rattling warlikeness warmongering
STRONG
Antonyms
STRONGEST
STRONG
nonaggressiveness peacemaking
WEAK
cooperation internationalism noninterventionism peacemongering transnationalism


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Chinese officials have for months accused Japan of rekindling the spirit of Japanese militarism that fueled its brutal wartime conduct, a charge since picked up by North Korea and Russia.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 13, 2026

China, a key ally of North Korea, has also recently expressed alarm at what it sees as "new militarism" by Japan.

From Barron's ● Aug. 6, 2026

Koizumi refuted the idea that Japan was engaged in "new militarism" saying it was "nothing further from the truth".

From BBC ● May 31, 2026

It is a rallying cry against the gangster militarism and ruthless authoritarianism that enable such horrors, a reminder that our fight for the future is inextricably bound to the lives of the youngest among us.

From Salon ● Aug. 3, 2025

These settler-soldiers perfected an approach to warfare that formed the basis of US militarism into the twenty-first century.

From "An Indigenous People’s History of the United States" by Roxanne Dunbar-Ortiz



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