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Noun: militarisation  ,mi-li-tu-rI'zey-shun
Usage: Brit (N. Amer: militarization)
  1. Act of assembling and putting into readiness for war or other emergency
    "The militarisation of the border region increased tensions between the neighbouring countries";
    - mobilization, mobilisation [Brit], militarization

Derived forms: militarisations

Type of: social control

Antonym: demobilisation [Brit]

Encyclopedia: Militarisation