arms manufacturer
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- noun
- /ɑrmz ˈmænəfækʧərər/
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fabricante de armas
- Five major arms manufacturers receive government-built plants and production equipment at little or no cost, which places the financial risk of developing new technologies on the government.
- U.S. arms manufacturer
Maybe that's the funding of new fossil fuel extraction, maybe it's going towards investing in arms manufacturers.
- Maybe that's the funding of new fossil fuel extraction, maybe it's going towards investing in arms manufacturers.
Examples
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German arms manufacturers preserved their technological inheritance by shifting production to neutral countries.
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American arms manufacturers copied this design and produced large quantities of five-shot revolvers in several models, including .38 and .32 calibers.
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In response, domestic arms manufacturers in the U.S. increased their focus on political lobbying.
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The primary tool used by arms manufacturers to influence the domestic political system is that of lobbying, which has been the case for decades.
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In addition, it grants foreign customers the opportunity to sample and test drive the products that US arms manufacturers have to offer, further increasing their market share and profit potential.
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The U.S. government also provides detailed market analysis and allows arms manufacturers to resell their goods using lucrative second-hand schemes.
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Western arms manufacturers, faced with bloated inventories, weak domestic economies, and reduced orders from abroad, are pressuring their governments to sell weapons to Taiwan.
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Subsidies to arms manufacturers include taxpayer-backed loans and grants to conduct research and development, government promotional activities in order to market their goods to foreign buyers, and funds that assist in allowing arms manufacturers to conduct mergers and acquisitions of other companies, further consolidating their market share.
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When the Clinton administration states that it will not consider reductions below 2,500 nuclear weapons, retrograde Russian nationalists and enterprising arms manufacturers justify selling advanced military technology and know-how to Iran, China, and other potential U.S. adversaries.
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The U.S. arms manufacturer received a large contract to produce advanced missile systems.
Synonyms
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A maker or seller of weapons and armor
A person who makes or fixes weapons and their parts
How Big
Surface Forms
Morphology
The compound is directly compositional: 'arms' (weapons) modifies 'manufacturer' (a producer), so the phrase literally means a producer of weapons. This modifier–noun pattern is common and cross-linguistically transparent, so a B1 learner who knows both constituents will readily infer the meaning.
Etymology
Arms manufacturer gives a simple picture: a manufacturer is a maker and arms means 'weapons', so the phrase names a person or company that builds and sells guns and ammunition.