chauvinism

noun

ˈshō-və-ˌni-zəm How to pronounce chauvinism (audio)
Definition of chauvinismnext
as in nationalism
excessive favoritism towards one's own country their ingrained chauvinism has blinded them to their country's faults

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Recent Examples of chauvinism Lajo is a victim of crime perpetrated at the nexus of patriarchy and religious chauvinism. — JSTOR Daily, 30 Oct. 2025 This moment of intrafamily chauvinism unspools into a broader consideration of the patriarchy at work. — Lovia Gyarkye, IndieWire, 19 Aug. 2025 My West Coast chauvinism crumbled during a recent tour of New England beer and baseball. — Peter Rowe, San Diego Union-Tribune, 15 Aug. 2025 More important, Arab chauvinism toward Southeast Asian Muslims—an attitude codified in The Management of Savagery, by the jihadi strategist Abu Bakr Naji—could limit the scope of future cooperation. — Zachary Abuza, Foreign Affairs, 16 Sep. 2019 See All Example Sentences for chauvinism
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  1. nationalism
  2. patriotism
  3. jingoism
Noun
  • Solovyov was a Christian universalist who spent much of his career arguing against the kind of religious nationalism that would use doctrine as a weapon in a culture war.
    — Nick Lichtenberg, Fortune, 18 July 2026
  • That reality has prompted a wave of resource nationalism across Africa as governments try to move up the value chain.
    — Yinka Adegoke, semafor.com, 17 July 2026
Definition of nationalism
Noun
  • The team’s recital of the pre-match national anthem almost acted like a referendum on each player’s patriotism.
    — Adam Crafton, New York Times, 20 July 2026
  • But lest anyone consider this bringing political commentary into music, Cain preemptively insisted that, in boosting his brand of patriotism, this didn’t count.
    — Chris Willman, Variety, 20 July 2026
Definition of patriotism
Noun
  • But aside from that scene, and some odd red, white and blue sparkler-like fireworks visible in the New York Harbor, which curiously distract from a view of the Statue of Liberty, Soarin’ Across America doesn’t lay on the jingoism.
    — Todd Martens, Los Angeles Times, 7 July 2026
  • This was an era of over-the-top displays of patriotism and even jingoism; the phrase Let’s make America great again was in.
    — Jonathan Lemire, The Atlantic, 9 Apr. 2026
Definition of jingoism

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