antimilitarism
Against armed forces
Antimilitarism is opposition to military institutions, military influence in government, or the use of military force.
The stance ranges from questioning defense spending to advocating complete disarmament.
Antimilitarists may support defensive capabilities while opposing aggressive military policy, or reject armed forces entirely: The country's antimilitarism was enshrined in its postwar constitution.
One refusing military service morally
- draft resistanceOpposition to mandatory military service
- war resistanceOpposition to armed conflict
- defianceOpen resistance to authority
- noncomplianceFailure to follow requirements
civil disobedience · dissent · refusal · insubordination · noncooperation · draft dodging · desertion · mutiny
Antiwar moral stance
- nonviolencePrincipled rejection of force
- disarmamentReducing or eliminating weapons
- ceasefireAgreed halt to fighting
- armisticeAgreement to cease hostilities
diplomacy · détente · coexistence · neutrality · reconciliation · conciliation · mediation · arbitration
Campaign advocating nonviolent resolution
- antiwarOpposed to armed conflict
- antinuclearOpposed to atomic energy
- ban the bombAntinuclear protest slogan
- moratoriumTemporary prohibition or delay
dove · white poppy · peace symbol · Bertrand Russell · MLK · Gandhi · Thoreau · Quakers
Public display of opinion
- protestPublic expression of disapproval
- rallyGathering for a cause
- marchRhythmic group walk
- vigilPurposeful nighttime wakefulness
sit-in · petition · lobbying · campaign · advocacy · grassroots · organizing · coalition
Hindu principle of harmlessness
- satyagrahaNonviolent resistance philosophy
- pacifistAnti-violence believer
- nonresistanceRefusal to oppose force
- plowsharesBlade cutting soil
internationalism · cosmopolitanism · anti-imperialism · anti-nationalism · humanitarian · egalitarianism · antimilitarist
conscientious objector
One refusing military service morally
- draft resistanceOpposition to mandatory military service
- war resistanceOpposition to armed conflict
- defianceOpen resistance to authority
noncompliance · civil disobedience · dissent · refusal · insubordination · noncooperation · draft dodging · desertion · mutiny · underground
pacifism
Antiwar moral stance
- nonviolencePrincipled rejection of force
- disarmamentReducing or eliminating weapons
- ceasefireAgreed halt to fighting
armistice · diplomacy · détente · coexistence · neutrality · reconciliation · conciliation · mediation · arbitration · dialogue
peace movement
Campaign advocating nonviolent resolution
- antiwarOpposed to armed conflict
- antinuclearOpposed to atomic energy
- ban the bombAntinuclear protest slogan
moratorium · dove · white poppy · peace symbol · Bertrand Russell · MLK · Gandhi · Thoreau · Quakers · Mennonites
demonstration
Public display of opinion
vigil · sit-in · petition · lobbying · campaign · advocacy · grassroots · organizing · coalition · solidarity
ahimsa
Hindu principle of harmlessness
- satyagrahaNonviolent resistance philosophy
- pacifistAnti-violence believer
- nonresistanceRefusal to oppose force
plowshares · internationalism · cosmopolitanism · anti-imperialism · anti-nationalism · humanitarian · egalitarianism · antimilitarist
- nonviolencenonviolence, pacifism, harmlessness, nonviolent, peaceful
- peace movementspacifism, nonviolence, peace activism, peace activist, peace activists
- Tolstoyismnonviolence, pacifism, simple living, nonresistance, non-resistance
antimilitarismmilitarism
Pro-force national policy
hawkishness · warmongering · jingoism · martial culture · saber-rattling
antimilitarismbelligerence
Warlike aggression
interventionism · combativeness · gunboat diplomacy · aggression · bellicosity
military, militarism, militarist, militaristic, nonmilitary, militarize, demilitarize, demilitarization, militarization