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military-industrial complex
[ mil-i-ter-ee-in-duhs-tree-uhl ]
noun
- a network of a nation's military force together with all of the industries that support it.
military-industrial complex
noun
- (in the US) the combined interests of the military establishment and industries involved in producing military material considered as exerting influence on US foreign and economic policy
military-industrial complex
- A general term for the cooperative relationship between the military and the industrial producers of military equipment and supplies in lobbying for increased spending on military programs.
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Word History and Origins
Origin of military-industrial complex1
Example Sentences
As part of Roberts’ plan to rebel against the uni-party, he called on the incoming administration to fully embrace and enlarge the military-industrial complex.
The subjects we chewed over were almost exclusively technical topics, or history, or the sprawling, self-serving institution that Dwight Eisenhower christened the military-industrial complex.
The arms industry, through the military-industrial complex, promotes and profits hugely from war, including in Ukraine and Gaza.
One of the greatest threats to the Democratic Party is allowing the Trump-Vance ticket to depict itself as the one who will stand up to corporate power and the military-industrial complex.
The military-industrial complex that Eisenhower talked about is a very powerful influence.
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