Definitions for disarmament
dɪsˈɑr mə məntdis·ar·ma·ment

Princeton's WordNetRate this definition:4.0 / 1 vote

1. disarming, disarmamentnoun

   act of reducing or depriving of arms

   "the disarmament of the aggressor nations must be complete"

WiktionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. disarmamentnoun

   The reduction or the abolition of the military forces and armaments of a nation, and of its capability to wage war

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1. disarmament

   Disarmament is the act or policy of reducing, limiting, or abolishing weapons, especially military weapons, equipment, and systems. It expresses the aspiration for a safer world where conflict resolution does not involve violence or threat of violence. Disarmament can be applied at various levels from personal to global and can be voluntary or enforced by international treaties and agreements.

Webster DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Disarmamentnoun

   the act of disarming

2. Etymology: [Cf. F. dsarmement.]

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1. Disarmament

   Disarmament is the act of reducing, limiting, or abolishing weapons. Disarmament generally refers to a country's military or specific type of weaponry. Disarmament is often taken to mean total elimination of weapons of mass destruction, such as nuclear arms. General and Complete Disarmament refers to the removal of all weaponry, including conventional arms.

Dictionary of Military and Associated TermsRate this definition:2.0 / 1 vote

1. disarmament

   The reduction of a military establishment to some level set by international agreement. See also arms control agreement.

Military Dictionary and GazetteerRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. disarmament

   The act of disarming.

Matched Categories

1. • Demobilization

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Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of disarmament in Chaldean Numerology is: 7

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of disarmament in Pythagorean Numerology is: 9

Examples of disarmament in a Sentence

1. Mahatma Gandhi:

   N.B. This quote refers to the British disarmament of the Indian Army. Gandhi never advocated the individual right to bear arms.

2. Adam Mount:

   Kim Jong Un's speech was a statement of his nation's nuclear weapons policy. In some ways, it was the opposite of a promise to denuclearize, pyongyang is essentially trying to play for time. They will be looking for ways to distract attention from nuclear disarmament or to stall out negotiations.

3. Ryom Mun Song:

   It will be difficult if each side just presents conditions the other side cannot accept, however, if both sides keep in sight the goal (of complete nuclear disarmament), and through confidence-building measures, address it step-by-step with further meetings, then I think we can expect great results.

4. Ed Calderon:

   Over past decades, the country has been going through a process of systematic disarmament classic buyback schemes and anti-gun campaigns, and in some places, there is absolutely no security, no police presence.

5. Bernard Baruch:

   If the history of the past fifty years teaches us anything, it is that peace does not follow disarmament -- disarmament follows peace.

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References

1. ^ Princeton's WordNet
   http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=disarmament
2. ^ Wiktionary
   https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Disarmament
3. ^ ChatGPT
   https://chat.openai.com
4. ^ Webster Dictionary
   https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/disarmament
5. ^ Wikidata
   https://www.wikidata.org/w/index.php?search=disarmament
6. ^ Dictionary of Military and Associated Terms
   https://www.tradoc.army.mil/wp-content/uploads/2020/10/AD1029823-DOD-Dictionary-of-Military-and-Associated-Terms-2017.pdf
7. ^ Military Dictionary and Gazetteer
   https://www.gutenberg.org/cache/epub/59563/pg59563-images.html
8. ^ Usage in printed sources
   https://books.google.com/ngrams/graph?content=disarmament