a political orientation of a people or a government to maintain a strong military force and to be prepared to use it aggresively to defend or promote national interests
an ideology which claims that the military is the foundation of a societys security, and thereby claims to be its most important aspect
{i} policy emphasizing increase of military strength and power; control of government by a military power
A military state or condition; reliance on military force in administering government; a military system
disapproval Militarism is a country's desire to strengthen their armed forces in order to make themselves more powerful. The country slipped into a dangerous mixture of nationalism and militarism. the belief that a country should build up its military forces and use them to protect itself and get what it wants