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as in disarmament
the reduction or elimination of a country's armed forces or weapons the demilitarization of some formerly warlike nations that occurred in the aftermath of World War II

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verb

as in to disarm
to reduce the size and strength of the armed forces of the two nations agreed to demilitarize themselves reciprocally in hopes of avoiding war

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Israel returned the Sinai Peninsula, also occupied in that war, in exchange for peace with Egypt, and it had been demilitarized, a major Egyptian concession. George Monastiriakos, Newsweek, 30 Dec. 2024 Until the takeover, the summit was demilitarized and patrolled by UN peacekeepers – their highest permanent position in the world. Eugenia Yosef, Andrew Raine and Irene Nasser, CNN, 18 Dec. 2024 Furthermore, Arab leaders must agree that Gaza’s reconstruction by the alliance will proceed only after the territory is fully demilitarized, at which point Israel must commit to withdrawing the IDF. Amos Yadlin, Foreign Affairs, 17 Dec. 2024 Until Sunday, the summit was demilitarized and patrolled by UN peacekeepers – their highest permanent position in the world. Mick Krever, CNN, 14 Dec. 2024 See all Example Sentences for demilitarization 

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“Demilitarization.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/demilitarization. Accessed 30 Jan. 2025.

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