antimilitarists
Against armed forces
Antimilitarists are people who oppose military institutions, military spending, or the use of military force as a tool of national policy.
The term describes a political stance rather than pacifism specifically—antimilitarists may accept defensive force while rejecting standing armies or military influence in government: The antimilitarists protested the new defense budget.
One avoiding mandatory enlistment
- refusenikDeliberate noncomplier
- conscientious objectorOne refusing military service morally
- dissenterOpponent of orthodoxy
- noncompliantFailing to conform
insubordinate · deserter · defector · whistleblower · critic · resistor · objector
Principled rejection of force
- conscientious objectorOne refusing military service morally
- QuakerSociety of Friends member
- doveGentle cooing bird
- ahimsaHindu principle of harmlessness
Gandhi · satyagraha · Tolstoyan · MLK · pacifist · peaceful resistance · nonaggression · Mennonite
Public display of opinion
- civil disobediencePeaceful refusal to obey
- grassrootsCommon people as political base
- campaignOrganized effort toward goal
- advocacyPleading for a cause
organizing · petition · solidarity · coalition · boycott · consciousness-raising · lobbying · protest march
Discussion seeking mutual accord
- mediationIntervention to resolve conflict
- conflict resolutionSettling disputes between parties
- peacebuildingEstablishing lasting harmony post-conflict
- dialogueSpoken exchange between parties
arbitration · conciliation · reconciliation · détente · nonintervention · neutrality · multilateralism · coexistence
Halt on atomic weapons
- arms reductionLowering military weapon counts
- weapons banProhibition on armaments
- treatyBinding pact between nations
- nonproliferationRestricting weapons dissemination
draft resister
One avoiding mandatory enlistment
- refusenikDeliberate noncomplier
- conscientious objectorOne refusing military service morally
- dissenterOpponent of orthodoxy
noncompliant · insubordinate · deserter · defector · whistleblower · critic · resistor · objector
nonviolence
Principled rejection of force
- conscientious objectorOne refusing military service morally
- QuakerSociety of Friends member
- doveGentle cooing bird
ahimsa · Gandhi · satyagraha · Tolstoyan · MLK · pacifist · peaceful resistance · nonaggression · Mennonite · Jain
demonstration
Public display of opinion
- civil disobediencePeaceful refusal to obey
- grassrootsCommon people as political base
- campaignOrganized effort toward goal
advocacy · organizing · petition · solidarity · coalition · boycott · consciousness-raising · lobbying · protest march · direct action
negotiation
Discussion seeking mutual accord
- mediationIntervention to resolve conflict
- conflict resolutionSettling disputes between parties
- peacebuildingEstablishing lasting harmony post-conflict
dialogue · arbitration · conciliation · reconciliation · détente · nonintervention · neutrality · multilateralism · coexistence · cooperation
nuclear freeze
Halt on atomic weapons
- arms reductionLowering military weapon counts
- weapons banProhibition on armaments
- treatyBinding pact between nations
nonproliferation · détente · conversion · peace dividend · abolition
antimilitaristsmilitarists
Advocates of armed aggression
warmongers · hawks · war hawks · jingoes · jingoists