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View synonyms for military-industrial complex
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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Notes
In his farewell address, President Dwight Eisenhower warned that the growth of this relationship would increase the militarization of American society and endanger the principles of democracy .
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Word History and Origins
Origin of military-industrial complex1
First recorded in 1960–65
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