anti-militaristic
adjective
(alsoantimilitaristic)uk/ˌæn.tiˌmɪl.ɪ.tərˈɪs.tɪk/us/ˌæn.t̬iˌmɪl.ə.tɚˈɪs.tɪk//ˌæn.taɪˌmɪl.ə.tɚˈɪs.tɪk/opposedto theideathat it isnecessaryto havestrongarmedforcesand that they should be used inordertowinpoliticaloreconomicadvantage:
They did notwantto beaccusedof being anti-militaristic or of notsupportingthetroops.
Fundamentally, thefilmisdeeplyantimilitaristic.
Synonym
anti-militarist
Compare
anti-military
militaristic
- The anti-militaristicclaimwas that thepresenceofmilitarypower-evenwhenintendedtoenforceinternationallaw- wouldcreateconflicts.
- Theunderlyinganti-militaristicmessageisthought-provoking.
Stopping fighting
- anti-militarist
- armistice
- beat/turn swords into ploughsharesidiom
- ceasefire
- demilitarization
- demilitarize
- fall
- fall back
- lay
- laysomethingdown
- non-combat
- pacification
- pacify
- pull
- pull back
- pullout
- surrender
- sword
- truce