antimilitarism

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Noun
  • For decades, the island was celebrated by U.S. critics worldwide as a scrappy symbol of anti-imperialism and a utopic experiment in socialism.
    Kate Linthicum, Los Angeles Times, 22 Mar. 2026
  • Imperialism and democratic socialism One of Orwell’s earliest and most enduring political commitments was anti-imperialism – opposition to extending national power by means of colonialization or military force.
    Mark Satta, The Conversation, 25 Aug. 2025
Noun
  • Communists were also the most vigorous foes of fascism—except for twenty-two notorious months beginning in late August 1939, when the USSR signed a nonaggression pact with Nazi Germany.
    Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 5 Nov. 2025
Noun
  • For decades after the war, Germany’s attempts to atone for that history through a deep commitment to pacifism obliged defense companies to keep a low profile, avoiding sponsorships and splashy ad campaigns.
    Simon Shuster, The Atlantic, 27 Mar. 2026
  • That domestic tension over Japan’s postwar pacifism surfaced in parliament this week, when an opposition lawmaker questioned Takaichi’s push to loosen restrictions on arms exports.
    Hanako Montgomery, CNN Money, 19 Mar. 2026
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“Antimilitarism.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/antimilitarism. Accessed 3 Apr. 2026.

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