warmaking
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- noun
- /ˈwɔːrˌmeɪkɪŋ/
- The Global Peace Index annually ranks the world's most peaceful nations, including domestic factors in the calculation as well as foreign warmaking.
Examples
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For the Founding generation, the prime example of the militia as a vehicle for local opposition to imperial warmaking was the Seven Years' War, when numerous militia units throughout New England refused to obey the Crown's call to serve—disobedience that was supported in Connecticut, at least, by the colonial governor himself.
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Elsewhere, the U.S. footprint is heavier than ever, with drone operations becoming the warmaking du jour in Africa and Asia.
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That development in itself spread warmaking to other groups.
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Sometimes these forces perform their traditional warmaking functions.
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Many people disagree about who, really, is calling the shots when it comes to U.S. warmaking.
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Reluctant to disturb warmaking priorities, London and Washington contented themselves with issuing statements.
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Israeli society, subject to a lengthy, protracted conflict, has developed social mechanisms over time to allay the stresses and costs involved in warmaking.
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What mechanisms should the Court insist upon—in the name of the Constitution—to ensure that warmaking remains subject to democratic accountability?
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Such observations notwithstanding, traditional historians have often glossed over the interaction between the Vikings and their environment, choosing to focus more on the history of plundering, exploring, and warmaking.
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The country's warmaking strategy involves extensive training exercises and resource allocation.
Synonyms
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Making a country or area ready for war by adding soldiers and weapons
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Etymology
Warmaking is made from the simple words war and making, like peacemaking but with 'war' instead of 'peace'. It means the act of preparing for or taking part in war, so it's about 'making' war plans or actions.