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Definition of Militarization
1. Noun. Act of assembling and putting into readiness for war or other emergency:. "Mobilization of the troops"
Generic synonyms: Social Control
Specialized synonyms: Armament, Arming, Equipping, Conscription, Draft, Muster, Selective Service, Remilitarisation, Remilitarization
Derivative terms: Militarise, Militarise, Militarize, Militarize, Mobilise, Mobilise, Mobilise, Mobilize, Mobilize, Mobilize
Antonyms: Demobilization
Definition of Militarization
1. Noun. The process whereby some area of land or procedure becomes controlled by the military or administered in a military fashion. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Militarization
1. [n -S]
Lexicographical Neighbors of Militarization
Literary usage of Militarization
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Proxy Targets: Civilians in the War in Burundi by Timothy Paul Longman (1998)
"militarization of Society President Buyoya has overseen a massive expansion of
the armed forces and a militarization of the general society. ..."
2. A Journal of the Great War by Dawes, Charles Gates, 1865- (1921)
"He will leave for England for the purpose of securing agreement for Allied supply
militarization and other purposes connected with our American troops there ..."
3. The Economics of Communism: With Special Reference to Russia's Experiment by Leo Pasvolsky (1921)
"The militarization of Labor The Soviet regime has been very thorough in its
application of the principle of compulsion to labor. ..."
4. Arms Reduction: Economic Implications in the Post-Cold War Era by Lawrence Robert Klein, Fu-chen Lo, Warwick J. McKibbin (1995)
"In its political and ideological dimensions, militarization has often been ...
In human history different ideologies "incorporated" militarization and ..."
5. Open Wounds: Human Rights Abuses in Kosovo by Julie Mertus, Vlatka Mihelić (1993)
"... I THE militarization OF KOSOVO YUGOSLAV ARMY MISTREATMENT OF CIVILIANS Serbian
officials contend that military and police guards in border areas only ..."
6. Punishment Before Trial: Prison Conditions in Venezuela by Joanne Mariner, Michael Bochenek (1997)
"militarization The National Guard, a branch of the armed forces within the Ministry
of Defense, is charged with providing the prisons' external security. ..."