Militarism is the belief or the desire of a government or a people that a state should maintain a strong military capability and to use it aggressively to expand national interests and/or values. It may also imply the glorification of the military and of the ideals of a professional military class and the "predominance of the armed forces in the administration or policy of the state". In addition, such ideologies operate on individuals as "militarism represents a disciplinary means to organise individualised bodies, supervise, hierarchise, classify, rank, distribute, and pedagogically train them."

सैन्यवाद (Militarism) किसी देश की सरकार या जनता की वह दर्शन है जो विश्वास करता है कि उनके देश को एक शक्तिशाली सेना बनानी एवं रखनी चाहिये तथा अपने देश के हितों की सुरक्षा करने एवं उनके संवर्धन के लिये इसका जमकर उपयोग करना चाहिये।