antimilitarist
Against armed forces
An antimilitarist opposes military institutions, war, and the use of armed force to resolve conflicts.
The term describes both the person holding such views and, as an adjective, the views themselves: antimilitarist protests, an antimilitarist stance.
Antimilitarists may advocate for disarmament, conscientious objection, or peaceful alternatives to military action.
Antiwar moral stance
- nonviolencePrincipled rejection of force
- disarmamentReducing or eliminating weapons
- neutralityState of taking sides
- nonaggressionRefraining from attack
nonintervention · anti-conscription · internationalism · Gandhian · Quaker · Mennonite · abolitionism · anti-imperialism
Freedom from disturbance
- ceasefireAgreed halt to fighting
- armisticeAgreement to cease hostilities
- disarmamentReducing or eliminating weapons
- deescalationReducing conflict intensity
reconciliation · dialogue · mediation · negotiation · treaty · nonproliferation · conversion · conflict-resolution
pacifism
Antiwar moral stance
- nonviolencePrincipled rejection of force
- disarmamentReducing or eliminating weapons
- neutralityState of taking sides
nonaggression · nonintervention · anti-conscription · internationalism · Gandhian · Quaker · Mennonite · abolitionism · anti-imperialism · dovish
peace
Freedom from disturbance
- ceasefireAgreed halt to fighting
- armisticeAgreement to cease hostilities
- disarmamentReducing or eliminating weapons
deescalation · reconciliation · dialogue · mediation · negotiation · treaty · nonproliferation · conversion · conflict-resolution · coexistence
protest
Public expression of disapproval
- demonstrationPublic display of opinion
- rallyGathering for a cause
- marchRhythmic group walk
vigil · sit-in · boycott · plowshares · resister · dissenter · agitator · lobbyist · organizer · leafleting
Quakers
Pacifist Protestant denomination
antimilitaristmilitarist
Advocate for armed strength
militarism · warmonger · war hawk · hawk · jingoist
antimilitaristinterventionist
Advocate for outside involvement
neoconservative · war party · imperialist · martial · belligerent