"military-industrial complex" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: military–industrial complex [canonical]
Etymology: Popularized by US president Dwight D. Eisenhower in his farewell address in 1961, see quotations. Head templates: {{head|en|noun|head=military–industrial complex}} military–industrial complex
  1. The armed forces of a nation together with the industries that supply their weapons and materiel. Wikipedia link: Dwight D. Eisenhower, Eisenhower's farewell address, military–industrial complex Synonyms: MIC Derived forms: animal-industrial complex, prison-industrial complex, marriage-industrial complex Related terms: military-entertainment complex Translations (armed forces and industry): ռազմարդյունաբերական համալիր (ṙazmardyunaberakan hamalir) (Armenian), ваенна-прамысловы комплекс (vajenna-pramyslóvy kómpljeks) (Belarusian), 軍工複合體 (Chinese Mandarin), 军工复合体 (jūngōngfùhétǐ) (Chinese Mandarin), sotateollinen kompleksi (Finnish), complexe militaro-industriel [masculine] (French), სამხედრო-სამრეწველო კომპლექსი (samxedro-samrec̣velo ḳomṗleksi) (Georgian), სამხედრო-ინდუსტრიული კომპლექსი (samxedro-indusṭriuli ḳomṗleksi) (Georgian), militärisch-industrieller Komplex (German), әскери-өнеркәсіп кешені (äskeri-önerkäsıp keşenı) (Kazakh), 군사 산업 단지 (gunsa saneop danji) (Korean), kompleks wojskowo-przemysłowy [masculine] (Polish), complex militar-industrial [neuter] (Romanian), военно-промышленный комплекс (vojenno-promyšlennyj kompleks) (Russian), vojno-industrijski kompleks (Serbo-Croatian), complejo militar industrial [masculine] (Spanish), tổ hợp quân sự-công nghiệp (Vietnamese), phức hợp quân sự-công nghiệp (Vietnamese)

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