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militarist

[mil-i-ter-ist] / ˈmɪl ɪ tər ɪst /


NOUN
war hawk
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Germany reconciled with France long before it expressed remorse for its militarist past.

From Seattle Times ● Sep. 8, 2023

The flag was met with angry protests by the prior Seoul government, due to its connections to Japan’s militarist past.

From Washington Times ● Jun. 1, 2023

He writes, for example, that, “like Spartans, Wehrmacht soldiers were effused with militarist doctrine, chronically short of men, brilliantly led on the battlefield — and often deployed for imbecilic strategic ends.”

From New York Times ● Nov. 9, 2017

The Soviet leadership considered Reagan an implacable militarist.

From The New Yorker ● Feb. 24, 2017

It is the militarist who is the true idealist because he assumes that humanity can only achieve its mission through struggle and strife, through sacrifice and heroism.

From German Problems and Personalities by Charles Saroléa


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