Definition of "disarmament" []

• The act of laying down arms, especially the reduction or abolition of a nation's military forces and armaments. (noun)
• The condition of being disarmed. (noun)

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• "Reducing anger and jealousy on an individual level - what he termed 'inner disarmament' leads to 'external disarmament' on a wider level, he said."
• "Attempting to de-link nonproliferation from disarmament is a fool's game."
• ""I think a verbal disarmament is absolutely necessary" when talking about global exchange rates, said Axel Weber, who is also president of Germany's Bundesbank."