Definition of "militarism" []

• Glorification of the ideals of a professional military class. (noun)
• Predominance of the armed forces in the administration or policy of the state. (noun)
• A policy in which military preparedness is of primary importance to a state. (noun)

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• "Fernandez sought to draw a clear line between what she called the militarism of other governments and the democracy she leads."
• "Like many boys of their day, Jon and his brothers reveled in militarism: They played with toy soldiers, shot frogs with BB guns, and made Revell fighter planes from kits."
• "The reason the rightwing hates war-hero John McCain, and never credited him with his obsession with fiscal conservatism and militarism, is he committed the cardinal sin: he restricted how they spent their money in elections."