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✌️ Opposed to military ✌️ A peace supporter
antimilitarist

antimilitarist

7.3
A person who opposes the military having power in government or society
  • noun
  • /ˌæntiˈmɪlɪtərɪst/
translation icon : antimilitarista
  • Many antimilitarists believe that diplomacy is a better solution than armed conflict.

Examples

  • The antimilitarist group organized a peaceful protest against military spending.

  • Women in Black (WiB) describe themselves as a Women's Feminist-Antimilitarist Peace Organization.

    Academic text (2017)

  • As an antimilitarist, he campaigned for peace and disarmament in his community.

Synonyms

peacenik
vsantimilitarist
  • Archaic
5 8.4

A person who is against war and supports peace by calling for talks

focuses on opposing military influence and use of armed forces rather than only war
antimilitary
vsantimilitarist
7.2

A person or group who opposes the military and its policies

focuses on an individual opposing military influence and use of armed forces

Antonyms

militarist
3 7.7

A person who supports using a strong army and war to solve problems

How Antimilitary

pacifist
8 5.3
antimilitarist
7.3
militarist
3 7.7

Surface Forms

antimilitarist singular
antimilitarists plural

Morphology

antimilitarist = militarist (transparent) = anti + militar + ist

The target is formed by prefixing anti- to militarist with no unusual semantic shift.

Etymology

Antimilitarist comes from the parts anti- ('against') and military ('soldiers' or 'army'). A helpful way to remember the noun is that an antimilitarist is a person who is against military influence and who often supports peace and diplomacy.