Meanings
- uncountableThe act of promoting or inciting warlike, bellicose actions.
[A]nything to do with your bloodthirsty warmongery, perhaps?
2010 October 2, Graham Norton, “Graham Norton: agony uncle”, in Telegraph, UK, retrieved 10 Jun 20152 more examples
By acclamation, the Declaration on "the fundamental principles of the contributions of the mass media, the strengthening of peace and international understanding, for the promotion of human rights and for fighting racism, apartheid and warmongery" was passed.
1987, Paul Roth, "The Soviet Union and the New World Information Order" in The Soviet Union, Eastern Europe and the Third World, Roger E. Kanet (ed.), p. 76 (Google preview)[T]he French Emperor drew criticism because of his censorship, his warmongery, and his opposition to free trade.
1998, Paul Michael Lützeler, "The American European Karl Postl/Charles Sealsfield" in Politics in German Literature, Beth Bjorklund and Mark E. Cory (eds.), p. 34 (Google preview)
Origin
Translations
German Kriegstreiberei
- Kriegstreibereiact of promoting, or inciting war-like, bellicose actions
Polish podżeganie do wojny
- podżeganie do wojnyact of promoting, or inciting war-like, bellicose actions
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warmongery. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/warmongery
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