militarisation

Definitions of militarisation
  1. noun
    act of assembling and putting into readiness for war or other emergency: "mobilization of the troops"
    synonyms: militarization, mobilisation, mobilization
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    armament, arming, equipping
    the act of equiping with weapons in preparation for war
    conscription, draft, muster, selective service
    compulsory military service
    remilitarisation, remilitarization
    the act of militarizing again
    outfitting
    the act of renovating and fitting out a ship
    rearmament
    the act of arming again
    levy, levy en masse
    the act of drafting into military service
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    social control
    control exerted (actively or passively) by group action
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