as in demilitarization
the reduction or elimination of a country's armed forces or weapons
the ambassador spoke at length about the possible unilateral disarmament of his country
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Recent Examples of disarmament
As part of the agreement, countries without nuclear weapons agree to use nuclear material for peaceful purposes and countries that have nuclear weapons agree to a process of disarmament.
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Adithi Ramakrishnan, Los Angeles Times, 20 June 2026
Just look at the numerous deals and UN Security Council Resolutions that promised Hezbollah’s disarmament.
—Ariel Cohen, Forbes.com, 18 June 2026
When asked on Tuesday whether Seoul should lower its expectations about Beijing after Xi appeared to avoid the nuclear issue in Pyongyang, South Korean Foreign Ministry spokesperson Park Il insisted that China continues to support the nuclear disarmament goal.
—ABC News, 9 June 2026
The signatories agreed to work toward ending the arms race and, ultimately, complete disarmament.
—Abigail R. Hall, Oc Register, 8 June 2026
With Hamas disarmament negotiations deadlocked and Israel taking further territory, plans for a grand Gaza reconstruction appear distant.
—Karen Deyoung, Washington Post, 1 June 2026
On paper, the Lebanese state has a mandate for disarmament.
—Euan Ward, New Yorker, 29 May 2026
The disarmament thus takes place as an ecological project, one that situates AI within the broad sweep of human culture and that orients it towards human flourishing, not toward warfare, monopolistic power, or new inequalities.
—Nate Anderson, ArsTechnica, 25 May 2026
Mladenov conditioned Israel’s full withdrawal from Gaza on the fulfillment of other elements of the plan – primarily Hamas’ disarmament and achieving civil governance in Gaza.
—Eugenia Yosef, CNN Money, 15 May 2026
Adithi Ramakrishnan, Los Angeles Times, 20 June 2026
Just look at the numerous deals and UN Security Council Resolutions that promised Hezbollah’s disarmament.
—Ariel Cohen, Forbes.com, 18 June 2026
When asked on Tuesday whether Seoul should lower its expectations about Beijing after Xi appeared to avoid the nuclear issue in Pyongyang, South Korean Foreign Ministry spokesperson Park Il insisted that China continues to support the nuclear disarmament goal.
—ABC News, 9 June 2026
The signatories agreed to work toward ending the arms race and, ultimately, complete disarmament.
—Abigail R. Hall, Oc Register, 8 June 2026
With Hamas disarmament negotiations deadlocked and Israel taking further territory, plans for a grand Gaza reconstruction appear distant.
—Karen Deyoung, Washington Post, 1 June 2026
On paper, the Lebanese state has a mandate for disarmament.
—Euan Ward, New Yorker, 29 May 2026
The disarmament thus takes place as an ecological project, one that situates AI within the broad sweep of human culture and that orients it towards human flourishing, not toward warfare, monopolistic power, or new inequalities.
—Nate Anderson, ArsTechnica, 25 May 2026
Mladenov conditioned Israel’s full withdrawal from Gaza on the fulfillment of other elements of the plan – primarily Hamas’ disarmament and achieving civil governance in Gaza.
—Eugenia Yosef, CNN Money, 15 May 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for disarmament
demilitarization
Noun
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The Palestinian militant group has sought to link any demilitarization to Israeli troop pullbacks.—
Julia Frankel,
Los Angeles Times,
13 May 2026
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Who knew that an attempt to ruin Iran’s navy and army would result in the demilitarization of the West?—
Rachel Marsden,
Hartford Courant,
17 Apr. 2026
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“Disarmament.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/disarmament. Accessed 20 Jun. 2026.
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