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militarist

  • /ˈmɪl.ɪ.tə.ɹɪst/ UK
  • /ˈmɪl.ə.tə.ɹɪst/ US
  • [ˈmɪl.ə.ɾə.ɹɪst] US
  • /ˈmɪl.ɪ.tə.ɹɪst/ Australia
  • /ˈmɪl.ɪ.tɹɪst/ Australia

Where it comes from

From military + -ist.

noun militarists

  1. One who advocates military force to an ardent degree and (usually also) advocates the militarization of society. Near-synonym: jingoist

    Similar: bellicist, hawk, warmonger, warnik, jingoist · Opposite: pacifist, conscientious objector

  2. uncommon One who believes in the use of military force (at all).

    Opposite: pacifist, conscientious objector

adjective more militarist · most militarist

  1. Synonym of militaristic. The common efforts of the United Nations in rescuing China and Japan from the grasp of imperialist and militarist power must not be nullified by acquiescence in new imperialist conquest by more subtle devices than outright war.

    Similar: militaristic

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noun one who believes in military force

Españolmilitarista
日本語軍国主義者 gunkokushugisha
中文軍國主義者 /军国主义者 jūnguózhǔyìzhě
Françaismilitariste
DeutschMilitarist
Italianomilitarista
Ελληνικάστρατοκράτης stratokrátis
Русскиймилитарист militarist

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@misc{militarist_2026,
  title = {militarist},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/militarist},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}