Definition of "militarisation" [militarisation]

• The process by which something such as an area of land or a function of government becomes dependent on or subordinate to the military, or military in its attributes or practices (noun)

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• "Her focus is not on protesting women but on women caught up in militarisation."
• "But he warns that, because it has never been used in Great Britain before, the authorities would risk "sending out a message that we have lost control" and inflaming tensions "in a country that has never been comfortable with the idea of militarisation"."
• ""I have instructed our foreign secretary to submit before the UN security council and the UN assembly this militarisation, which is a serious risk to to international security"."