mili|ta|rist /m I l I tər I st/ (militarists )
1 N‑COUNT [oft N n] If you describe someone as a militarist , you mean that they want their country's armed forces to be strengthened in order to make it more powerful. [DISAPPROVAL ]
2 ADJ [usu ADJ n] Militarist means the same as militaristic . [DISAPPROVAL ] □ …militarist policies.
mili|ta|ris|tic /m I l I tər I st I k/ ADJ Militaristic is used to describe groups, ideas, or policies which support the strengthening of the armed forces of their country in order to make it more powerful. [DISAPPROVAL ] □ …aggressive militaristic governments.
mili|ta|rized /m I l I təra I zd/ in BRIT, also use militarised 1 ADJ [usu ADJ n] A militarized area or region has members of the armed forces and military equipment in it. □ …the militarized zone that separates the faction leaders' areas of control.
2 ADJ You can use militarized to show disapproval of something that has many military characteristics, for example the quality of being aggressive or strict. [DISAPPROVAL ] □ …a militarized and confrontationist style of politics.
mili|tary ◆◆◆ /m I l I tri, [AM ] -teri/ (militaries )
1 ADJ [usu ADJ n] Military means relating to the armed forces of a country. □ Military action may become necessary. □ The president is sending in almost 20,000 military personnel to help with the relief efforts. □ …last year's military coup. ● mili|tari|ly /m I lteə r I li/ ADV [ADV with v, ADV adj] □ They remain unwilling to intervene militarily in what could be an unending war.
2 N‑COUNT [with sing or pl verb, usu sing] The military are the armed forces of a country, especially officers of high rank. □ The bombing has been far more widespread than the military will admit.
3 ADJ Military means well-organized, controlled, or neat, in a way that is typical of a soldier. □ Your working day will need to be organized with military precision.
mi li|tary po|li ce
1 N‑SING [with sing or pl verb] The military police are the part of an army, navy, or air force that act as its police force. □ The government has said it will reform the military police.
2 N‑PLURAL Military police are men and women who are members of the part of an army, navy, or air force that act as its police force. □ The camp is surrounded by razor-wire fences and guarded by military police.
mi li|tary poli ce|man (military policemen ) N‑COUNT A military policeman is a member of the military police.
mi li|tary se r|vice N‑UNCOUNT [oft with poss] Military service is a period of service in the armed forces that everyone in certain countries has to do. □ Many conscripts resent having to do their military service.
mili|tate /m I l I te I t/ (militates , militating , militated ) VERB To militate against something means to make it less possible or likely. To militate against someone means to prevent them from achieving something. [FORMAL ] □ [V + against ] Her background militates against her. □ [V + against ] All these rules and guidelines militate against intelligent thinking.
mi|li|tia /m I l I ʃə/ (militias ) N‑COUNT A militia is an organization that operates like an army but whose members are not professional soldiers. □ The troops will not attempt to disarm the warring militias.
mi|li|tia|man /m I l I ʃəmən/ (militiamen ) N‑COUNT A militiaman is a member of a militia.
milk ◆◇◇ /m I lk/ (milks , milking , milked )
1 N‑UNCOUNT Milk is the white liquid produced by cows, goats, and some other animals, which people drink and use to make butter, cheese, and yoghurt. □ He popped out to buy a pint of milk. □ …basic foods such as meat, bread and milk.
2 VERB If someone milks a cow or goat, they get milk from it, using either their hands or a machine. □ [V n] Farm-workers milked cows by hand.
3 N‑UNCOUNT Milk is the white liquid produced by women to feed their babies. □ Milk from the mother's breast is a perfect food for the human baby.
4 N‑VAR Liquid products for cleaning your skin or making it softer are sometimes referred to as milks . □ …sales of cleansing milks, creams and gels.
5 VERB If you say that someone milks something, you mean that they get as much benefit or profit as they can from it, without caring about the effects this has on other people. [DISAPPROVAL ] □ [V n] A few people tried to milk the insurance companies. □ [V n + from ] The callous couple milked money from a hospital charity to fund a lavish lifestyle.
6 → see also coconut milk , condensed milk , evaporated milk , skimmed milk
mi lk cho co|late N‑UNCOUNT Milk chocolate is chocolate that has been made with milk. It is lighter in colour and has a creamier taste than plain chocolate.
mi lk float (milk floats ) N‑COUNT A milk float is a small electric van with a roof and no sides which is used to deliver milk to people's houses. [BRIT ]
milk|maid /m I lkme I d/ (milkmaids ) N‑COUNT In former times, a milkmaid was a woman who milked cows and made butter and cheese on a farm.
milk|man /m I lkmən, [AM ] -mæn/ (milkmen ) N‑COUNT A milkman is a person who delivers milk to people's homes.
mi lk prod|uct (milk products ) N‑COUNT [usu pl] Milk products are foods made from milk, for example butter, cheese, and yoghurt.
mi lk round (milk rounds )