militarization

Noun

mil=i=ta=ri=za=tion

WORDNET DICTIONARY

militarization(n = noun.act) militarisation, mobilisation, mobilization - act of assembling and putting into readiness for war or other emergency:; "mobilization of the troops"

is a kind of social control

has particulars: armament, arming, equipping, conscription, draft, muster, selective service, remilitarisation, remilitarization

Derived forms verb militarize₂, verb militarize₁

militarization, n.

act of assembling and putting into readiness the military forces for war or other emergency. [WordNet 1.5]

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