antimilitarism
- noun
- /ˌæntiˈmɪlɪtəˌrɪzəm/
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antimilitarismo
- Sometimes ambivalent, sometimes ambiguous, the complexities of their gendered antiwar representations reveal the conflicts and contradictions of Weimar liberal antimilitarism.
Examples
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Many activists rally for antimilitarism as they believe military power leads to unnecessary violence.
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Antimilitarism thereby became the clarion call of those who opposed the Panamanian government and abetted U.S. policy.
Academic text (1999) -
He looked distant and disapproving, as indeed he might have been, since I spoke in praise of so much that he disapproved of: feminism, antimilitarism, government subsidies for working mothers.
Fiction book (1992) -
The movement for antimilitarism gained traction during the peace protests of the 1960s.
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He studied the history of antimilitarism to understand its impact on social movements worldwide.
Antonyms
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A belief that a country should build a strong army and use it to gain or protect power
How Antimilitary
Surface Forms
Morphology
antimilitarism = militarism (transparent) = anti + militar + ism
The meaning is directly compositional: 'anti-' expresses opposition and 'militarism' names the doctrine being opposed.
Etymology
The word antimilitarism is made of anti- 'against', military 'army', and -ism 'belief'. So antimilitarism means a belief or movement 'against' military power and influence.