military-industrial complex
noun
: an informal alliance of the military and related government departments with defense industries that is held to influence government policy
Example Sentences
Recent Examples on the Web To us, there was no doubt that the military-industrial complex had morphed into a military-industrial-academic complex. 
Wendell Wallach, Fortune, 18 Feb. 2022 In all these moves, Mr. Gorbachev met fierce internal resistance from the military and the military-industrial complex. David E. Hoffman, Washington Post, 30 Aug. 2022 Both firms were kicked off the New York Stock Exchange last year after the U.S. government designated them as having ties to China’s military-industrial complex. Yvonne Lau, Fortune, 10 Aug. 2022 In an apparent response to Austin’s remark, Lavrov said Russia has a feeling that the West wants to prolong Ukraine’s fight and in the process wear out Russia’s army and its military-industrial complex. Siladitya Ray, Forbes, 26 Apr. 2022 Certainly, in Southern California, where aerospace and defense have long been embedded in the economic, political and cultural landscape, there is a great deal of overlap between the military-industrial complex and — well, everything else. Los Angeles Times, 26 Apr. 2022 Now there are anecdotal reports — eagerly amplified by the White House — of the Russian military-industrial complex running short of parts. David E. Sanger, New York Times, 25 Apr. 2022 The Russian Defense Ministry announced Sunday plans to strike Ukraine’s military-industrial complex, prompting criticism of Western leaders by Zelenskyy for not responding. Staff, The Christian Science Monitor, 6 Mar. 2022 Over the past few years, pressure from the military-industrial complex has pushed the A-10 into retirement, in favor of the F-35 Lightning II, a much more expensive and complex aircraft. WSJ, 22 Mar. 2022 See More
Wendell Wallach, Fortune, 18 Feb. 2022 In all these moves, Mr. Gorbachev met fierce internal resistance from the military and the military-industrial complex. David E. Hoffman, Washington Post, 30 Aug. 2022 Both firms were kicked off the New York Stock Exchange last year after the U.S. government designated them as having ties to China’s military-industrial complex. Yvonne Lau, Fortune, 10 Aug. 2022 In an apparent response to Austin’s remark, Lavrov said Russia has a feeling that the West wants to prolong Ukraine’s fight and in the process wear out Russia’s army and its military-industrial complex. Siladitya Ray, Forbes, 26 Apr. 2022 Certainly, in Southern California, where aerospace and defense have long been embedded in the economic, political and cultural landscape, there is a great deal of overlap between the military-industrial complex and — well, everything else. Los Angeles Times, 26 Apr. 2022 Now there are anecdotal reports — eagerly amplified by the White House — of the Russian military-industrial complex running short of parts. David E. Sanger, New York Times, 25 Apr. 2022 The Russian Defense Ministry announced Sunday plans to strike Ukraine’s military-industrial complex, prompting criticism of Western leaders by Zelenskyy for not responding. Staff, The Christian Science Monitor, 6 Mar. 2022 Over the past few years, pressure from the military-industrial complex has pushed the A-10 into retirement, in favor of the F-35 Lightning II, a much more expensive and complex aircraft. WSJ, 22 Mar. 2022 See More Word History
First Known Use
1961, in the meaning defined above