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disarmament

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dis·ar·ma·ment  (ds-ärm-mnt)
n.
1. The act of laying down arms, especially the reduction or abolition of a nation's military forces and armaments.
2. The condition of being disarmed.

disarmament [dɪsˈɑːməmənt]
n
1. (Military) the reduction of offensive or defensive fighting capability, as by a nation
2. (Military) the act of disarming or state of being disarmed

disarmament
the reduction in size of military forces, by treaty, following defeat, etc. Also Obsolete, disarmature.
See also: War
The reduction of a military establishment to some level set by international agreement. See also arms control; arms control agreement; arms control measure.
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Noun1.disarmament - act of reducing or depriving of arms; "the disarmament of the aggressor nations must be complete"
demobilisation, demobilization - act of changing from a war basis to a peace basis including disbanding or discharging troops; "demobilization of factories"; "immediate demobilization of the reserves"
arming, equipping, armament - the act of equiping with weapons in preparation for war

disarmament
noun arms reduction, demobilization, arms limitation, demilitarization, de-escalation The goal is to accelerate the pace of nuclear disarmament.
Translations
disarmament [dɪsˈɑːməmənt] Ndesarme m
nuclear disarmamentdesarme m nuclear
disarmament [ˌdɪsˈɑːrməmənt]
ndésarmement m
nuclear disarmament → désarmement nucléaire
unilateral disarmament → désarmement unilatéral
modif [agreement, negotiations] → sur le désarmement
disarmament talks → conférence f sur le désarmement
disarmament
nAbrüstung f
disarmament [dɪsˈɑːməmənt] ndisarmo
disarmament talks → conferenza sul disarmo
disarmament [dɪsˈɑːməmənt] ndisarmo
disarmament talks → conferenza sul disarmo


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An eminent and very wealthy English Quaker, who had come to see him to arrange for the disarmament of the whole planet, was rather distressed by Armagnac's proposal that (by way of beginning) the soldiers should shoot their officers.
 
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