military-industrial complex

noun

: an informal alliance of the military and related government departments with defense industries that is held to influence government policy

Examples of military-industrial complex in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

On Monday, Russian strikes targeted Ukraine’s military-industrial complex and energy infrastructure in and around Kyiv, according to Russia's defense ministry. — Elise Spenner, ABC News, 8 July 2026

Half a century ago, systems—from mass communications to the Cold War military-industrial complex—were expanding rapidly, as protocols began to organize geopolitics and everyday life at several scales. — Emily Watlington, ARTnews.com, 24 May 2026

During the night, Ukraine launched its F-5 Flamingo cruise missiles at targets, including military-industrial complex facilities in Cheboksary, located more than 900 miles away, Zelensky said. — Hanna Arhirova, Los Angeles Times, 5 May 2026

But in recent decades, the regime has built the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps into a military-industrial complex from which networks of wealth and power flow. — Karim Sadjadpour, The Atlantic, 10 Jan. 2026

Word History

First Known Use

1961, in the meaning defined above