Definitions
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- adjective Equipped with eapons; armed; -- used of persons, regions, or the military. Contrasted to
unarmed anddemilitarized .
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- verb Simple past tense and past participle of
militarize .
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- adjective issued military arms
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Examples
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Haq, former head of Pakistan's Inter-Services Intelligence, said neither Pakistan nor the west had managed to defeat the Taliban with what he called a militarized counterinsurgency strategy.
FOXNews.com 2010
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Haq, former head of Pakistan's Inter-Services Intelligence, said neither Pakistan nor the west had managed to defeat the Taliban with what he called a militarized counterinsurgency strategy.
The Seattle Times 2010
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We even went down to what the Hezbollah fighters call the militarized zone, which is the combat area in the south.
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But a "militarized" world without nuclear weapons would also be untenable, he suggested, since it would leave other nations potentially vulnerable to U.S. military power.
Forbes.com: News 2009
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But a "militarized" world without nuclear weapons would also be untenable, he suggested, since it would leave other nations potentially vulnerable to U.S. military power.
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The police have been "militarized" over the last decade and we are seeing the results.
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Nor would I buy or recommend any rifle, "militarized" or otherwise, as a sole self-defense weapon.
Think Progress 2009
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Nor would I buy or recommend any rifle, "militarized" or otherwise, as a sole self-defense weapon.
Think Progress 2009
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I am not 'militarized' today, so I may be suckin 'canal water ... but it seems we are now so well trained and (dare I say .. controlled?
Latest Articles 2009
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I am not 'militarized' today, so I may be suckin 'canal water ... but it seems we are now so well trained and (dare I say .. controlled?
Latest Articles 2009
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