as in hawk
one who urges or attempts to cause a war
a government dominated by militarists
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Recent Examples of militarist
Jeff Kingston,
Time,
30 Nov. 2025
Lim Hui Jie,
CNBC,
31 May 2026
Right, in France, means pro-Catholic, pro-militarist.
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David Frum,
The Atlantic,
31 Dec. 2025
Noun
At the same time, the barrage of vitriol unleashed by China castigating Takaichi as a warmongering militarist includes a reprehensible threat by the Chinese consul-general in Osaka about beheading Takaichi.
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Jeff Kingston,
Time,
30 Nov. 2025
Adjective
Japan has neither of such weapons, and yet Japan is labeled neo-militarist.
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Lim Hui Jie,
CNBC,
31 May 2026
Right, in France, means pro-Catholic, pro-militarist.
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David Frum,
The Atlantic,
31 Dec. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for militarist
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Don't miss the daily Raptor Show, where falcons, hawks, and even the occasional golden eagle will soar mere centimeters from your head.
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Many hawks advocated introducing ground troops, but doing so would have made matters much worse.
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In militaristic sync as they pound treadmills, down protein shakes and take steroid injections in the buttocks, a gymnasium full of lavishly buff (even 24-packed, to quote a droll visual gag) gay men blankly sing the praises of the body-beautiful lifestyle to a pounding EDM beat.
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The suited ensemble emphasized militaristic utility, with a long-sleeve jacket embroidered with muted gold sinuous motifs.
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Pakistani Taliban militants and other armed groups also operate in the region.
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Sullivan and Sodais watched together as the militants seized Herat.
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When authenticity becomes uncompromising, candor turns belligerent, consistency becomes rigid, or principled decision-making morphs into dogmatism, even the best intentions can backfire.
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Athens was a belligerent city-state that fell victim to its own aggressions.
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The poem that precedes it, the Iliad, is a cruel and beautiful work, the ultimate story of war; the Odyssey has its warlike passages, but its central energies seem almost commonplace beside the merciless fury of Achilles.
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One of the world’s most cooperative mammals is also one of its most warlike.
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Despite the bellicose nature of his first album, the 36-year-old singer is more lover than fighter.
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But the Taiwanese government has pointed out Beijing’s increasingly bellicose behavior in the Taiwan Strait, including regular military operations around Taiwan in the past several years.
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“Militarist.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/militarist. Accessed 29 Jun. 2026.
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