military-industrial complex

noun

: an informal alliance of the military and related government departments with defense industries that is held to influence government policy

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Under the sanctions, any company or entity that does business with parts of Russia’s military-industrial complex will also be at risk of penalties, a Treasury Department senior official told The Associated Press. —

Rachel Scully, The Hill, 15 Jan. 2025 This move will primarily affect businesses outside Russia’s military-industrial complex. —

Nezir Sinani, Fortune Europe, 21 Nov. 2024 The Iranian Industrial Complex Iran has a military-industrial complex problem that stands in the way of any attempt toward policy moderation. —

Alex Vatanka, Foreign Affairs, 15 Mar. 2023 McConnell, who is set to take over as chair of the House Appropriations Subcommittee on Defense next year, made a full-throated call to increase defense spending and to revitalize the nation’s military-industrial complex. —

Alexander Bolton, The Hill, 16 Dec. 2024 See all Example Sentences for military-industrial complex

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1961, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of military-industrial complex was in 1961

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