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demilitarise

How to use demilitarise in a sentence. Example sentences and definitions for demilitarise.

Editorial note

This looks like a job for demilitarised Jaegers.

Examples5
Definitions2
Parts of speech1

Quick take

do away with the military organization and potential of

Meaning at a glance

The clearest senses and uses of demilitarise gathered in one view.

verb

do away with the military organization and potential of

verb

remove offensive capability from

Definitions

Core meanings and parts of speech for demilitarise.

verb

do away with the military organization and potential of

Example sentences

1

This looks like a job for demilitarised Jaegers.

2

Japan & Germany are out, because they were occupied and demilitarised at the time. Both large, rich countries.

3

The way to curb police violence is to defund and demilitarise the police. This is what has worked in places outside of the US, and this is the only realistic approach.

4

I can't see how you can demilitarise police in USA without restricting access to deadly weapons across the board. Who's going to enforce the law if the citizenry have access to disproportionately greater force than the police do.

5

Having a demilitarised civilian police force maintaining order through the consent of the public has been a thing since the 1820s. I’d like to see how Americans would respond to a police force formed with a modern version of the peelian principles as its guiding rule set.

Frequently asked questions

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How do you use demilitarise in a sentence?

This looks like a job for demilitarised Jaegers.

What does demilitarise mean?

do away with the military organization and potential of

What part of speech is demilitarise?

demilitarise is commonly used as verb.