NOUN | group | military-industrial complex | a country's military establishment and the industries that produce arms and other military equipment |
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Meaning | A country's military establishment and the industries that produce arms and other military equipment. | |
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Example | "we must guard against the acquisition of unwarranted influence, whether sought or unsought, by the military-industrial complex"--Dwight David Eisenhower | |
Broader | vested interest | groups that seek to control a social ... / social system or activity from which they derive private benefit |
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