antimilitaristic
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7.2
- adjective
- /ˌæntiˌmɪlɪtəˈrɪstɪk/
- The Greeks preserved their antimilitaristic ethos by fighting the Persians to defend the truth and became symbols for Anglican antimoderns.
Examples
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Little did it matter to him, for instance, that communism, unlike fascism, defined itself as a pacifist, antimilitaristic ideology.
Academic text (1992) -
Many activists advocate for antimilitaristic policies to promote peace and prevent war.
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As Miyashita (2007) wrote, in discussing the emergence of an antimilitaristic norm in post-World War II Japan, "Norms rarely emerge spontaneously:"
Academic text (2013) -
The speech from the candidate highlighted their antimilitaristic stance on military funding.
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Her antimilitaristic views influenced her decision to join the peace organization.
Synonyms
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7.5
Against the military having power in government or society
Antonyms
How Antimilitary
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5.3
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7.2
Surface Forms
Morphology
antimilitaristic = militaristic (semi-transparent) = anti + militar + istic
The prefix anti- clearly signals opposition, but the base word militaristic already has a specialized political meaning rather than a simple literal combination.
Etymology
Antimilitaristic starts with anti- ('against') and contains military ('army' or 'military power'), so it means being against a strong army or the army's influence. That's why someone described as antimilitaristic opposes military control or large military spending.