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from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- noun mostly Brit. militarization.
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- noun The process by which something such as an area of land or a function of government becomes
dependent on orsubordinate to themilitary , or military in itsattributes orpractices
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- noun act of assembling and putting into readiness for war or other emergency:
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Examples
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Her focus is not on protesting women but on women caught up in militarisation.
Arms and the Woman: Just Warriors and Greek Feminist Identity 2008
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But he warns that, because it has never been used in Great Britain before, the authorities would risk "sending out a message that we have lost control" and inflaming tensions "in a country that has never been comfortable with the idea of militarisation".
BBC News - Home 2011
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"I have instructed our foreign secretary to submit before the UN security council and the UN assembly this militarisation, which is a serious risk to to international security".
Telegraph.co.uk - Telegraph online, Daily Telegraph, Sunday Telegraph Telegraph Staff 2012
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Volumes of exchanges have been taking place over what some of these correspondents have called the militarisation of Haiti by international forces, many of the voices sounding off against it.
TrinidadExpress Today's News Andy Johnson 2010
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In the event, the first and the most essential step would be to undo the 'militarisation' of civilian areas.
The Statesman 2010
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L'ancien diplomate parle de la "militarisation" des USA.
Dedefensa Philippe Grasset 2010
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L'ancien diplomate parle de la "militarisation" des USA.
Dedefensa Philippe Grasset 2010
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And while some analysts have criticised the appointment of several armed forces officers to the cabinet, arguing that it will usher in a degree of 'militarisation' of the government, he said he disagreed.
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And while some analysts have criticised the appointment of several armed forces officers to the cabinet, arguing that it will usher in a degree of 'militarisation' of the government, he said he disagreed.
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Equally, intellectual forays get delimited when there is a growing "militarisation" of the mind.
Opinion Source: Delivering summaries of editorial and op-ed pieces from major papers by email. 2009
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