Synonyms of militarization

militarization

noun

as in armament

Related Words

• armament
• equipment
• mobilization
• mechanization
• reequipment

Dissimilar Words

• disarmament
• demilitarization
• demobilization
• denuclearization

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of militarization

An adjacent painting, The Militarization of the Police Department – Deadly Farce by Richard Williams, turns Rockwell's painting into a look at police militarization. — Rakesh Agrawal, PC Magazine, 21 Sep. 2026

This militarization of Washington ballrooms and memorials, however, is more than politics. — Tom Nichols, The Atlantic, 20 Sep. 2026

In a sign of shifting attitudes in Japan, voters in the southern island of Okinawa — home to 70% of the US military presence in the country — recently ousted a governor who opposed Tokyo’s militarization. — Jeronimo Gonzalez, semafor.com, 15 Sep. 2026

According to Victoria Samson, chief director for space security and stability at the Secure World Foundation (SWF), the militarization is escalating rapidly in Earth orbit as more nations develop robust space programs. — Mary Randolph, Scientific American, 15 Sep. 2026

The militarization of space is as old as the space race itself -- as soon as the USSR's Sputnik was launched into orbit as the first probe in space in 1957, Washington and Moscow began exploring ways to both arm and destroy satellites. — CBS News, 15 Sep. 2026

Putin, who regards Yeltsin and Mikhail Gorbachev before him as weak leaders, has pushed for militarization as a means of ensuring Russia’s ability to say no to Europe and the United States. — Michael Kimmage, Foreign Affairs, 14 Sep. 2026

The war also brought suspicion of Muslims, hostility toward immigration, civilizational rhetoric, and border militarization from the political margins to the center of Western public discourse. — Faisal Devji, Time, 11 Sep. 2026

His father, Francisco, was also wary, afraid that the town’s militarization would somehow provoke further conflict. — Kate Linthicum, Los Angeles Times, 6 Sep. 2026