weaponization

English

Etymology

From weapon +‎ -ization.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˌwɛpənəˈzeɪ̯.ʃɪn/

Noun

weaponization (uncountable)

  1. US and Oxford British English standard spelling of weaponisation.
    • 2023 February 9, Lexie Schapitl, Claudia Grisales, “House panel on 'weaponization' of the government's first hearing takes aim at DOJ, FBI”, in NPR‎[1], archived from the original on 23 August 2023:
      A new House panel investigating the "weaponization of the federal government" held its first hearing on Thursday [...]
    • 2025, January, John Bolton, quoted in: Cameron Joseph, John Bolton says he’s faced Trump’s retribution. He worries what Kash Patel might do.,, in: The Christian Science Monitor, January 27 2025
      [I]f you’re against the weaponization of the Justice Department because you think it was weaponized against you, then you don’t make the situation worse by weaponizing it against your opponents.

See also

References

“weaponization”, in Merriam-Webster Online Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: Merriam-Webster, 1996–present.

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