Militarization

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  • noun. act of assembling and putting into readiness the military forces for war or other emergency.
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  • noun. The process whereby some area of land or procedure becomes controlled by the military or administered in a military fashion.
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  • noun. act of assembling and putting into readiness for war or other emergency:
    • Word Usage
    "I think the term militarization of space should be saved for nothing short of having orbital platforms with weapons pointed at cities. on 04/25/2010, -8/+33Why is anyone surprised by this?"
    Hypernym
    Words that are more generic or abstract
    social control  
    Hyponym
    Words that are more specific
    armament  arming  conscription  draft  equipping  
    Synonym
    Words with the same meaning
    militarisation  mobilisation  mobilization  
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