What is "militarization"

militarization \militarization\ n. act of assembling and putting into readiness the military forces for war or other emergency.

Syn: mobilization, mobilisation, militarisation.

alt. The process whereby some area of land or procedure becomes controlled by the military or administered in a military fashion. n. The process whereby some area of land or procedure becomes controlled by the military or administered in a military fashion.

n. act of assembling and putting into readiness for war or other emergency: "mobilization of the troops" [syn: mobilization, mobilisation, militarisation] [ant: demobilization]

Militarization, or militarisation, is the process by which a society organizes itself for military conflict and violence. It is related to militarism, which is an ideology that reflects the level of militarization of a state, and which is associated with the glorification of the military and of military power. The process of militarization involves many interrelated aspects that encompass all levels of society.