anti-militarism
Opposition to armies
Anti-militarism is opposition to military institutions, military influence in government, or the glorification of war and armed force.
It ranges from pacifist rejection of all warfare to more specific critique of military spending, conscription, or foreign intervention: The movement drew together anti-militarism and labor activism.
The adjective anti-militarist describes this stance or those who hold it.
Principled rejection of force
- disarmamentReducing or eliminating weapons
- demilitarizationRemoval of armed forces
- conscientious objectionMoral refusal to fight
- ahimsaHindu principle of harmlessness
satyagraha · dove · plowshares · noncombatant · nonaggression · peaceful resistance · war resistance · antimilitarist
Agreed halt to fighting
- armisticeAgreement to cease hostilities
- détenteEasing of strained relations
- coexistenceSimultaneous presence together
- peacekeepingPreventing or ending conflict
treaty · accord · diplomacy · reconciliation · disarmament · demilitarization · nuclear-free · weapons ban
Disagreement with authority
- oppositionActive resistance or dissent
- objectionExpression of disapproval
- resistanceCapacity to withstand force
- disapprovalUnfavorable opinion expressed
condemnation · skepticism · repudiation · refusal · anti-war · antimilitarist · censure · critique
Philosophy rejecting state authority
- anarcho-punkAntiauthoritarian subculture with distortion
- anti-establishmentOpposing dominant institutions
- punkRaw, fast rock genre
- DIYAmateur home projects
zine · counterculture · left-wing · anti-capitalism · anti-authoritarianism · subversive · underground · socialist
Public display of opinion
- protestPublic expression of disapproval
- campaignOrganized effort toward goal
- advocacyPleading for a cause
- grassrootsCommon people as political base
mobilization · coalition · petition · march · boycott · leafletting · lobbying · awareness
nonviolence
Principled rejection of force
- disarmamentReducing or eliminating weapons
- demilitarizationRemoval of armed forces
- conscientious objectionMoral refusal to fight
ahimsa · satyagraha · dove · plowshares · noncombatant · nonaggression · peaceful resistance · war resistance · antimilitarist · pacifist
ceasefire
Agreed halt to fighting
- armisticeAgreement to cease hostilities
- détenteEasing of strained relations
- coexistenceSimultaneous presence together
peacekeeping · treaty · accord · diplomacy · reconciliation · disarmament · demilitarization · nuclear-free · weapons ban · deescalation
dissent
Disagreement with authority
- oppositionActive resistance or dissent
- objectionExpression of disapproval
- resistanceCapacity to withstand force
disapproval · condemnation · skepticism · repudiation · refusal · anti-war · antimilitarist · censure · critique · denunciation
anarchism
Philosophy rejecting state authority
- anarcho-punkAntiauthoritarian subculture with distortion
- anti-establishmentOpposing dominant institutions
- punkRaw, fast rock genre
DIY · zine · counterculture · left-wing · anti-capitalism · anti-authoritarianism · subversive · underground · socialist · radical
demonstration
Public display of opinion
- protestPublic expression of disapproval
- campaignOrganized effort toward goal
- advocacyPleading for a cause
grassroots · mobilization · coalition · petition · march · boycott · leafletting · lobbying · awareness · solidarity
- Luxemburgismmass strike, spontaneity, workers councils
anti-militarismmilitarism
Pro-force national policy
hawkishness · warmongering · jingoism · bellicosity · martial culture
anti-militarismwar
Armed struggle between groups
interventionism · hawkishness · belligerence · neoconservatism · imperialism
military, militant, militancy, militarism, militarist, militaristic, militate, nonmilitary, militarize