From militarize + -ation.
- IPA(key): /ˌmɪ.lɪ.tə.ɹaɪˈzeɪ.ʃn̩/
militarization (countable and uncountable, plural militarizations)
- The process whereby some area, procedure, aspect of culture, etc., becomes controlled by the military or administered in a military fashion.
- Coordinate terms: demilitarization, remilitarization
1981, William Irwin Thompson, The Time Falling Bodies Take to Light: Mythology, Sexuality and the Origins of Culture, London: Rider/Hutchinson & Co., page 167:The masculine militarization of culture has led to a feminine eroticization.