revanchist

noun re·vanch·ist \ rə-ˈväⁿ-shist \

|Updated on: 30 Jul 2018

Definition of revanchist

: one who advocates a policy of revanche

Recent Examples of revanchist from the Web

The 9/11 attacks – and more recently Western fears of a revanchist Russia – quieted much of the questioning of NATO’s continued existence.

— howard lafranchi, The Christian Science Monitor, "NATO: Does old squabble over costs mask US shift away from Europe?," 10 July 2018
For a revanchist Russia, on the other hand, the upsides are crystal clear.

— jonah shepp, Daily Intelligencer, "In Trump’s Russia Summit, Putin Holds All the Cards," 29 June 2018
Amid this frenzy, Pruitt was unveiling one of the cornerstones of his revanchist environmental policy on Tuesday.

— benjamin hart, Daily Intelligencer, "Pruitt Tries to Ruin the Planet Before Getting Fired," 3 Apr. 2018
But last month, Alternative for Germany, the country’s anti-immigration party, made major electoral gains, signifying that the continent’s revanchist forces were still a force to be reckoned with. Sunday’s results only confirmed that reality.

— benjamin hart, Daily Intelligencer, "Far Right Makes Momentous Gains in Austrian Elections," 15 Oct. 2017
Both Kelly and Republicans used Fox News to disseminate these ideas, contributing to a revanchist backlash that was unable to dislodge Obama in 2012, but overwhelmed the Democratic Party by 2016.

— clio chang, New Republic, "Megyn Kelly’s Career Trajectory Is a Republican Parable," 4 Oct. 2017
Back in the day, revanchist plutocrats would have been grateful to see the United States slouching towards oligarchy.

— eric levitz, Daily Intelligencer, "The GOP Donor Class Is a Pack of Ungrateful Brats," 5 Oct. 2017
My objections to the revanchist regime in Moscow, unlike those of many Democrats, started long before November 8.

— andrew c. mccarthy, National Review, "Mueller Scorches the Earth," 23 Sep. 2017
Trump’s populism is nativist, revanchist, and ultimately unachievable.

— michelle cottle, The Atlantic, "Democrats Pitch a Kinder, Gentler Populism," 31 July 2017

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First Known Use of revanchist

1926

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revanchist

adjective

Definition of revanchist

: of or relating to a policy of revanche

Recent Examples of revanchist from the Web

And its clientele in this revanchist effort includes oil companies fearing clean-energy cars and also an auto industry that now sees an opportunity to batten on low oil prices and the consequent consumer lust for gas-guzzling trucks and SUVs.

— ed kilgore, Daily Intelligencer, "Trump Administration Declares War on California’s Environmental Standards," 3 Apr. 2018
The revanchist culture war Donald Trump has declared on liberals, the mainstream media, and most members of Congress in his own party may only be beginning.

— tina nguyen, The Hive, "Trump Pardons Joe Arpaio, Igniting Yet Another Political Crisis," 24 Aug. 2017
It’s startling the way the word ‘‘Breitbart’’ has become iconographic, referring not really to the website or the company but to an amorphous mass of revanchist opinions for which Breitbart receives credit or blame.

— wil s. hylton, New York Times, "Down the Breitbart Hole," 16 Aug. 2017