demilitarise
Strip military presence
To demilitarise is to remove military forces, weapons, or fortifications from an area, or to end its military character.
A demilitarised zone is territory where armed forces are prohibited by agreement: The treaty demilitarised the border region.
The word can also mean eliminating military influence from civilian institutions or society.
British spelling of demilitarize.
Prohibition on armaments
- nonproliferationRestricting weapons dissemination
- arms controlRegulating weapons between nations
- denuclearizationRemoval of atomic weapons
- decommissionWithdraw from operational use
demobilization · mine clearance · arms reduction · disband · deactivation · nuclear-free · arms treaty · verification
Discussion seeking mutual accord
- treatyBinding pact between nations
- summitPeak or diplomatic gathering
- accordHarmony between parties
- pactFormal agreement between parties
bilateral · multilateral · detente · mediation · reconciliation · peace process · armistice · ceasefire agreement
Neutral area between rivals
- neutral territoryArea under no allegiance
- no-man's-landUnclaimed disputed territory
- border regionZone along a boundary
- occupied territoryLand under foreign military control
safe haven · exclusion zone · corridor · frontier · green line · separation barrier · protectorate
Act of changing states
- repurposingAdapting for different use
- civilian controlMilitary answers to government
- peacetimeAbsence of armed conflict
- reconstructionRebuilding after destruction
rehabilitation · reintegration · veterans · economic transition · peacebuilding · postwar · normalization · civil society
weapons ban
Prohibition on armaments
- nonproliferationRestricting weapons dissemination
- arms controlRegulating weapons between nations
- denuclearizationRemoval of atomic weapons
decommission · demobilization · mine clearance · arms reduction · disband · deactivation · nuclear-free · arms treaty · verification · inspections
negotiation
Discussion seeking mutual accord
pact · bilateral · multilateral · detente · mediation · reconciliation · peace process · armistice · ceasefire agreement · international law
buffer zone
Neutral area between rivals
- neutral territoryArea under no allegiance
- no-man's-landUnclaimed disputed territory
- border regionZone along a boundary
occupied territory · safe haven · exclusion zone · corridor · frontier · green line · separation barrier · protectorate
conversion
Act of changing states
- repurposingAdapting for different use
- civilian controlMilitary answers to government
- peacetimeAbsence of armed conflict
reconstruction · rehabilitation · reintegration · veterans · economic transition · peacebuilding · postwar · normalization · civil society · humanitarian
demilitarisemilitarise
Make ready for combat
militarize · remilitarise · remilitarize · arm · rearm
- demilitarized zoneArea barring armed forces
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