antimilitarism

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Noun
  • 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
  • Newton’s philosophy blended Marxist theory, Black nationalism and anti-imperialism into a unique vision for liberation.
    Sughnen Yongo, Forbes.com, 23 Apr. 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
  • Out of China's shadow A great dream of Shinzo Abe was to convince the people of Japan to abandon unilateral pacifism and restore the country to a position of military strength.
    Jeff Kingston, Time, 15 Feb. 2026
  • The security provided by the United States underwrote Sweden’s pacifism.
    Isaac Stanley-Becker, The Atlantic, 13 Feb. 2026
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“Antimilitarism.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/antimilitarism. Accessed 20 Feb. 2026.

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