Meaning

2 senses
  1. One who advocates military force to an ardent degree and (usually also) advocates the militarization of society.

    Near-synonym: jingoist

    It is widely agreed that rule by intransigent militarists led the Empire of Japan to ruin.

    a person who advocates war or warlike policies

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

    Militarist

    милитаристmilitarist

    мілітари́стmilitarýst, мілітари́сткаmilitarýstka

Translations

7 languages
Українська
By meaning 1
one who believes in military force:
Русский
By meaning 1
one who believes in military force:
Deutsch
By meaning 1
one who believes in military force:

Origin

From military + -ist.

From military + -ist.

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Forms

plural: militarists
Singularmilitarist
Pluralmilitarists

regular

Synonyms

5 synonyms
Close in meaning
  • a person who advocates war or warlike policies:warmonger

Antonyms

2 antonyms

Word family

4 related words

See also

neighbours in the dictionary
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