disarmament
IPA: dɪsˈɑrmʌmʌnt
noun
- The reduction or the abolition of the military forces and armaments of a nation, and of its capability to wage war.
- The act of disarming an opponent in a fight.
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Examples of "disarmament" in Sentences
- Attempting to de-link nonproliferation from disarmament is a fool's game.
- Reducing anger and jealousy on an individual level - what he termed 'inner disarmament' leads to 'external disarmament' on a wider level, he said.
- "I think a verbal disarmament is absolutely necessary" when talking about global exchange rates, said Axel Weber, who is also president of Germany's Bundesbank.
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