militaristnoun [ C ]
uk/ˈmɪl.ɪ.tər.ɪst/us/ˈmɪl.ə.tə.rɪst/disapprovinga person who wants more powerful armed forces in their country
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War
- antebellum
- battle-scarred
- bellicose
- belligerent
- biological warfare
- concord
- crusade
- hostile
- militarism
- pacific
- peacekeeping
- phoney war
- pro-war
- scorched-earth policy
- SDI
- the Second World War
- war clouds are gathering idiom
- war-torn
- warfare
- warlike
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militaristic
adjective uk/ˌmɪl.ɪ.tərˈɪs.tɪk/us/ˌmɪl.ə.təˈrɪs.tɪk/
a militaristic policy/government