militarist

militarist
[[t]mɪ̱lɪtərɪst[/t]]
militarists
1) N-COUNT: oft N n (disapproval) If you describe someone as a militarist, you mean that they want their country's armed forces to be strengthened in order to make it more powerful.

They became overheated nationalists, militarists, and they were out to conquer.

2) ADJ-GRADED: usu ADJ n (disapproval) Militarist means the same as militaristic.

...militarist policies.


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