Militarism is an English word with synonyms like hawkishness. Below you'll find 10+ example sentences showing how it's used in practice.
Militarism in a sentence
Militarism meaning
- An ideology which claims that the military is the foundation of a society's security, and thereby its most important aspect.
- A focus on, or excessive use of, military force.
Synonyms of Militarism
Using Militarism
- The main meaning on this page is: An ideology which claims that the military is the foundation of a society's security, and thereby its most important aspect. | A focus on, or excessive use of, military force.
- Useful related words include: hawkishness.
- In the example corpus, militarism often appears in combinations such as: of militarism, militarism and, to militarism.
Context around Militarism
- Average sentence length in these examples: 22.1 words
- Position in the sentence: 4 start, 9 middle, 7 end
- Sentence types: 20 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations
Corpus analysis for Militarism
- In this selection, "militarism" usually appears in the middle of the sentence. The average example has 22.1 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
- Around the word, past, industrial, rampant, making, having and cannot stand out and add context to how "militarism" is used.
- Recognizable usage signals include contribution to militarism cannot be and discussion on militarism in the. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
- By corpus frequency, "militarism" sits close to words such as aapl, abattoir and adjei, which helps place it inside the broader word index.
Example types with militarism
The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:
However, the contribution to militarism cannot be ignored. (8 words)
Empire is a guarantee on militarism and military investments. (9 words)
Dinner and panel discussion on militarism in the Philippines, GR presentation. (11 words)
Past visits by Japanese leaders and lawmakers to the Shinto shrine, which honors convicted war criminals along with the war dead, have riled Japan's Asian neighbors as they view it as a symbol of the country's past militarism. (40 words)
Write to the ministers of foreign affairs of Russia, France, North Korea, India, Great Britain, Israel, China and Pakistan and to the U.S. State Department and president to demand that dialogue/discussion/negotiation replace a reliance on militarism. (39 words)
Far too quickly, the U.S. found itself in a of never-ending war (whether “hot” or “cold”) and preparations for yet more of the same, all of which pushed us ever deeper into the colder waters of militarism. (39 words)
Example sentences (20)
Dinner and panel discussion on militarism in the Philippines, GR presentation.
Empire is a guarantee on militarism and military investments.
Kennedy can be forceful in denouncing aspects of U.S. militarism – making valid points about hawkish foreign policies that shun diplomacy while enriching military contractors.
Past visits by Japanese leaders and lawmakers to the Shinto shrine, which honors convicted war criminals along with the war dead, have riled Japan's Asian neighbors as they view it as a symbol of the country's past militarism.
XR Peace proposes to make explicit the links between militarism and the climate emergency.
He spoke about militarism having deep ties to colonial oppression, including the oppression of First Nations.
However, the contribution to militarism cannot be ignored.
The government thus pursued a policy of militarism, to the benefit of corporate America and at the expense of the lowest income groups.
The Pentagon also has enormous influence in shaping popular culture and promoting narratives of militarism across the media spectrum.
The program offers school children a chance to taste the pungent trimmings of industrial militarism: visits to military facilities, “project-based learning” and attend presentations.
Today, rampant militarism and leaders willing to take a chance on the fate of the world for economic advantage have, once again, ramped up the risk of nuclear annihilation.
Write to the ministers of foreign affairs of Russia, France, North Korea, India, Great Britain, Israel, China and Pakistan and to the U.S. State Department and president to demand that dialogue/discussion/negotiation replace a reliance on militarism.
Broader anti-corruption work must commit to integrating explicit action against inter-twined sexism, imperialism, racism, militarism, and corporate globalism.
Gone is the militarism and evangelical piety of George W. Bush’s Republican Party or the libertarian-inflected outrage of the Tea Party.
He says those are the triple evils facing humanity - militarism, materialism and racism.
One already finds it, to varying degrees of self-awareness, in the glorified militarism of so many contemporary American action movies.
The PUP could be a home for social democrats but unionists are disinclined to vote for a party with historical connections to para-militarism.
Trump’s blundering, murderous is only the latest example, and, despite its catastrophic results, U.S. militarism remains tragically bipartisan, with a few honorable exceptions.
While Dr. King condemned militarism’s madness, he also denounced the cruelty of inequities in funding that undermine health.
Far too quickly, the U.S. found itself in a of never-ending war (whether “hot” or “cold”) and preparations for yet more of the same, all of which pushed us ever deeper into the colder waters of militarism.
Common combinations with militarism
These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts:
- of militarism 10×
- militarism and 9×
- to militarism 4×
- on militarism 3×
- militarism as 3×
- and militarism 3×
- german militarism 3×
- militarism in 2×
- militarism cannot 2×
- militarism to 2×