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mil·i·ta·rized

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Princeton's WordNet

  1. militarized, militarisedadjective

    issued military arms

GCIDE

  1. militarizedadjective

    Equipped with weapons; armed; -- used of persons, regions, or the military. Contrasted to unarmed and demilitarized; as, if that's a demilitarized zone, I wonder what a militarized zone would look like.

Wikipedia

  1. militarized

    Militarism is the belief or the desire of a government or a people that a state should maintain a strong military capability and to use it aggressively to expand national interests and/or values. It may also imply the glorification of the military and of the ideals of a professional military class and the "predominance of the armed forces in the administration or policy of the state" (see also: stratocracy and military junta). Militarism has been a significant element of the imperialist or expansionist ideologies of many nations throughout history. Some notable cases include the Ancient Assyrian Empire, the Greek city state of Sparta, the Roman Empire, the Aztec nation, the Mongol Empire, the Zulu Kingdom, the Kingdom of Prussia, the Habsburg/Habsburg-Lorraine Monarchies, the Ottoman Empire, the Empire of Japan, the Russian Empire, Soviet Union, North Korea, the United States of America, Nazi Germany, the Italian Empire during the rule of Benito Mussolini, the German Empire, the British Empire, and the First French Empire under Napoleon.

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  1. militarized

    Militarized refers to the process of equipping, organizing, or transforming something or someone, such as a society, government, space, or resource, with characteristics of the military or giving them a military structure. It usually involves a significant increase in the presence or influence of armed forces or military operations, often in response to perceived threats or conflicts. This process can also involve adopting a militaristic approach, values, tactics, or strategies.

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Numerology

  1. Chaldean Numerology

    The numerical value of Militarized in Chaldean Numerology is: 6

  2. Pythagorean Numerology

    The numerical value of Militarized in Pythagorean Numerology is: 9

Examples of Militarized in a Sentence

  1. President Obama:

    We’ve seen how militarized gear can sometimes give people a feeling like there’s an occupying force, as opposed to a force that’s part of the community that’s protecting them and serving them. It can alienate and intimidate local residents, and send the wrong message. So we’re going to prohibit some equipment made for the battlefield that is not appropriate for local police departments.

  2. Andy Stone:

    Creating a positive environment on our services is not just better for people, it's also better for our business. That's why we've designed our algorithms to limit clickbait and sensationalist content, which turns people away, it's also why we've done more than any other internet company to combat harmful content, including limiting content that sought to delegitimize the outcome of the election, both before and after January 6. We banned hundreds of militarized social movements, took down tens of thousands of QAnon pages, groups, and accounts from our apps, removed the original #StopTheSteal Group, labeled candidates' posts that sought to prematurely declare victory, and suspended former President Trump from our platform for at least two years.

  3. Paul Smith:

    What we look at in our framework is taking the recent cases that strengthen the need for a trust building framework with police that entails acknowledgment of harm by law enforcement leaders, hopefully that this is a way to bring community voices into the work of public safety and a pivot away from just the militarized kind of policing that happens.

  4. Amnesty International deputy director:

    For refugees fleeing from terrifying conflict zones to be met by such an intimidating show of militarized force is shocking, and a woefully irresponsible response to people already traumatized by war and brutality, this 'raise the drawbridge' mentality will simply redirect, but not put an end to, desperate and dangerous journeys.

  5. John Kennedy:

    Despite the companies’ continued efforts to work with ALMO’s regulators, multiple facilities remain closed and under supervision of the militarized police force.

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