demilitarize
to deprive of military character; free from militarism.
to place under civil instead of military control.
to forbid military use of (a border zone).
Origin of demilitarize
1- Also especially British, de·mil·i·ta·rise .
Other words from demilitarize
- de·mil·i·ta·ri·za·tion, noun
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How to use demilitarize in a sentence
Also, Lowande found no evidence that demilitarizing law enforcement agencies led to increases in crime.
New Studies Say Demilitarizing Police Departments Does Not Increase Crime | Kirsten West Savali | December 11, 2020 | Essence.comFinding issues in previously released data, Lowande focused on data available after a 2015 order from the Obama Administration aimed at demilitarizing local police agencies.
New Studies Say Demilitarizing Police Departments Does Not Increase Crime | Kirsten West Savali | December 11, 2020 | Essence.comSamantha Barnett, an outspoken activist in the movement to demilitarize Guam, told me Operation Christmas Drop not only erases Chamorro culture and history but also promotes the military contamination of our islands.
The real love interest in Netflix’s Operation Christmas Drop is the US military | Rachel Ramirez | November 23, 2020 | VoxSen. Claire McCaskill (D-MO), a leading voice on police demilitarization, was supportive of the White House announcement.
SWAT Lobby Shoots to Kill Police Reform After Ferguson | Tim Mak | December 2, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTSecond, the idea of any future peace arrangements including a Palestinian agreement to demilitarization just became more remote.
British Dictionary definitions for demilitarize
demilitarise
/ (diːˈmɪlɪtəˌraɪz) /
to remove any military presence or function in (an area): demilitarized zone
to free of military character, purpose, etc: 11 regiments were demilitarized
Derived forms of demilitarize
- demilitarization or demilitarisation, noun
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