militarism

IPA: mˈɪɫʌtɝɪzʌm

An ideology which claims that the military is the foundation of a society's security, and thereby its most important aspect.
A focus on, or excessive use of, military force.

Examples of "militarism" in Sentences

Are we honoring the past or just reveling in militarism?
I strongly suspect it has its origins in Japanese militarism/mobilization programs of the early Showa Period.
How those connect to militarism is a subject for someone who really wants to look at America, not seel scapegoats.
Fernandez sought to draw a clear line between what she called the militarism of other governments and the democracy she leads.
Like many boys of their day, Jon and his brothers reveled in militarism: They played with toy soldiers, shot frogs with BB guns, and made Revell fighter planes from kits.
The poison of militarism is the most striking feature of the Bush Administration – the great public adulation of weapons of death and the fawning over the killer priests in uniform.
The reason the rightwing hates war-hero John McCain, and never credited him with his obsession with fiscal conservatism and militarism, is he committed the cardinal sin: he restricted how they spent their money in elections.
Unless one turns the definition of militarism inside out, as is done frequently in public policy writings, this description emphatically does not fit America.56 Individualistic, moneymaking America has never had much patience for uniforms or hierarchies.