variants
or antimilitary
: characterized by or expressing opposition to or hostility toward the military
postwar antimilitary sentiment
anti-military protests
Examples of anti-military in a Sentence
Recent Examples on the Web
Khatami said major layoffs at Google announced in January pushed him to get more involved in the Alphabet Workers Union, which provides resources to Khatami and other union members in an anti-military working group — though the union has not taken a formal stance on Project Nimbus.
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Suhauna Hussain, Los Angeles Times, 30 Aug. 2023
Move Forward capitalized on this anti-royalist, anti-military sentiment, which became the bedrock of the party’s progressive platform.
—Sui-Lee Wee, New York Times, 24 Aug. 2023
An anti-military authority drama turning on a teen who enrols in a military academy looking for a better future.
—Emiliano De Pablos, Variety, 7 Aug. 2023
Suhauna Hussain, Los Angeles Times, 30 Aug. 2023
Move Forward capitalized on this anti-royalist, anti-military sentiment, which became the bedrock of the party’s progressive platform.
—Sui-Lee Wee, New York Times, 24 Aug. 2023
An anti-military authority drama turning on a teen who enrols in a military academy looking for a better future.
—Emiliano De Pablos, Variety, 7 Aug. 2023
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Word History
First Known Use
1764, in the meaning defined above
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“Anti-military.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/anti-military. Accessed 29 Nov. 2023.
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