bellicisme

Definitions of bellicisme
  1. noun
    any political orientation favoring aggressive policies
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    types:
    militarisme
    a political orientation of a people or a government to maintain a strong military force and to be prepared to use it aggressively to defend or promote national interests
    type of:
    idéologie, orientation politique
    an orientation that characterizes the thinking of a group or nation
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