Definition of Militarist

1. Noun. A person who advocates war or warlike policies.

Exact synonyms: Warmonger
Generic synonyms: Adult, Grownup
Specialized synonyms: Hawk, War Hawk
Derivative terms: Militarism

Definition of Militarist

1. n. A military man.

Definition of Militarist

1. Noun. One who believes in the use of military force. ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Definition of Militarist

1. [n -S]

Lexicographical Neighbors of Militarist

militaresque
militaria
militarian
militarians
militaries
militarily
militariness
militarisation
militarisations
militarise
militarised
militarises
militarising
militarism
militarisms
militarist (current term)
militaristic
militarists
militarization
militarizations
militarize
militarized
militarizes
militarizing
military
military-academy
military-entertainment complex
military-industrial complex
military-school
military abduction

Literary usage of Militarist

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. The Making of Modern Japan: An Account of the Progress of Japan from Pre by John Harington Gubbins (1922)
"It became clear to all attentive observers that henceforth the existence of a militarist party in the country was a factor to be reckoned with in any ..."

2. The Great Illusion: A Study of the Relation of Military Power in Nations to by Norman Angell (1911)
"The confident dogmatism of militarist writers on this subject— The facts—The lessons of Spanish-America—How conquest makes for the survival of the ..."

3. The Great Illusion: A Study of the Relation of Military Power to National by Norman Angell (1913)
"The confident dogmatism of militarist writers on this subject— The facts—The ... THE militarist authorities I have quoted in the preceding chapter admit, ..."

4. Bodily Changes in Pain, Hunger, Fear and Rage: An Account of Recent by Walter Bradford Cannon (1920)
"SUPPORT FOR THE militarist ESTIMATE OF THE STRENGTH or THE FIGHTING EMOTIONS AND INSTINCTS The business of killing and of avoiding death has been one of the ..."

5. The I. W. W.: A Study of American Syndicalism by Paul Frederick Brissenden (1919)
"... European War the IWW in Australia became the object of no little attention on the part of the government because of their anti-militarist agitation. ..."

6. After the Peace by Henry Noel Brailsford (1922)
"THE militarist REACTION If revolutionary Socialism in Central Europe seeks a way of escape from the intolerable present by creating a new world, ..."

7. Authority, Liberty and Function in the Light of the War: A Critique of by Ramiro de Maeztu (1916)
"II THE militarist THEORY. WE call the militarist theory that which says that might is in itself right, and, therefore, subsumes the concept of right in that ..."

8. Ordeal by Battle by Frederick Scott Oliver (1916)
"This section of the British people is anti- militarist on conscientious grounds. One would have thought, therefore, that it might have been more than ..."

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