militarist
Americannoun
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a supporter of or believer in militarism
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a devotee of military history, strategy, etc
Other Word Forms
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antimilitaristnoun
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antimilitaristicadjective
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antimilitaristicallyadverb
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militaristicadjective
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militaristicallyadverb
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overmilitaristicadjective
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overmilitaristicallyadverb
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promilitaristadjective
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pseudomilitaristicadjective
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quasi-militaristicadjective
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quasi-militaristicallyadverb
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unmilitaristicadjective
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unmilitaristicallyadverb
Etymology
Origin of militarist
First recorded in 1595–1605; militar(y) + -ist
Vocabulary lists containing militarist
Japanese History - Middle School and High School
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Japanese History - Introductory
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Example Sentences
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Of Baron Hiranuma it is said that "naturally he can have no friends" but that for years he has been locked in a close understanding with famed General Sadao Araki, Militarist Extraordinary.
From Time Magazine Archive
General Sadao Araki is Japan's champion sabre-rattler and No. 1 Militarist, but Japanese like to point out in his favor that he is personally frail-looking, mild-mannered, small, ascetic, "a mystic."
From Time Magazine Archive
Although he is not a politician at all, the Militarist party holds him responsible for their recent trials and the student outbreaks.
From Letters from China and Japan by Dewey, John
But let me test the Militarist theory, not by a hypothetical future, but by the accomplished and irrevocable past.
From New York Times, Current History, Vol 1, Issue 1 From the Beginning to March, 1915 With Index by Various
The most famous Militarist at present, thanks to the zeal with which we have bought and quoted his book, is General Friedrich von Bernhardi.
From New York Times, Current History, Vol 1, Issue 1 From the Beginning to March, 1915 With Index by Various
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