Militarist
noun
A person who believes that a country should use military force to achieve its goals.
The president was accused of being a militarist for his support for the extensive use of the country's military.
Often appears as...
- accused of being a militarist
- staunch militarist
adjective
Related to the belief that a country should use military force to achieve its goals.
His militarist policies have been criticized by many.
Often appears as...
- militarist policies
- militarist approach
noun
A person who believes that a country should use military force to achieve its goals.
The president was accused of being a militarist for his support for the extensive use of the country's military.
Often appears as...
- accused of being a militarist
- staunch militarist
adjective
Related to the belief that a country should use military force to achieve its goals.
His militarist policies have been criticized by many.
Often appears as...
- militarist policies
- militarist approach
Definition 1 of 2
Pro Tip 1/3Negative Connotation
Often has a critical or negative tone when describing someone's approach to conflict.
The general's militarist stance made negotiations difficult.
Pro Tip 2/3Political Debates
Frequently used in discussions about foreign policy and defense strategies.
In the debate, the senator was labeled a militarist for urging armed intervention.
Pro Tip 3/3Not a Soldier
A militarist may not be in the military; it's about belief, not profession.
Despite being a teacher, his militarist views were well-known.
Pro Tip 1/3Negative Connotation
Often has a critical or negative tone when describing someone's approach to conflict.
The general's militarist stance made negotiations difficult.
Pro Tip 2/3Political Debates
Frequently used in discussions about foreign policy and defense strategies.
In the debate, the senator was labeled a militarist for urging armed intervention.
Pro Tip 3/3Not a Soldier
A militarist may not be in the military; it's about belief, not profession.
Despite being a teacher, his militarist views were well-known.
Pro Tip 1/3Negative Connotation
Often has a critical or negative tone when describing someone's approach to conflict.
The general's militarist stance made negotiations difficult.
Pro Tip 2/3Political Debates
Frequently used in discussions about foreign policy and defense strategies.
In the debate, the senator was labeled a militarist for urging armed intervention.
Pro Tip 3/3Not a Soldier
A militarist may not be in the military; it's about belief, not profession.
Despite being a teacher, his militarist views were well-known.
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Quote examples
Mira Nair
Indian Director
Either you're this, or you're that: either you're - if you're a Pakistani, you're a terrorist; if you're an American, you might be a militarist. Those kind of prisms that we see each other through are really stultifying, and they don't often show the complexity and the incredible warmth and encompassing of the world.
Quote examples
Jill Stein
American Politician
We saw Jesse Jackson the victim of a smear campaign. People remember the Dean scream that was used against Howard Dean as a peace candidate who was doing well. So, in many ways, the Democratic Party creates campaigns that fake Left while it moves Right and becomes more corporatist, more militarist, more imperialist.
Quote examples
Frank B. Kellogg
American Politician
Adequate defense has been the catchword of every militarist for centuries.
Quote examples
Mira Nair
Indian Director
Either you're this, or you're that: either you're - if you're a Pakistani, you're a terrorist; if you're an American, you might be a militarist. Those kind of prisms that we see each other through are really stultifying, and they don't often show the complexity and the incredible warmth and encompassing of the world.
Quote examples
Jill Stein
American Politician
We saw Jesse Jackson the victim of a smear campaign. People remember the Dean scream that was used against Howard Dean as a peace candidate who was doing well. So, in many ways, the Democratic Party creates campaigns that fake Left while it moves Right and becomes more corporatist, more militarist, more imperialist.
Quote examples
Frank B. Kellogg
American Politician
Adequate defense has been the catchword of every militarist for centuries.
Example 1 of 3
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