as in nationalists
one who shows excessive favoritism towards his or her country
a newspaper columnist who never manages to be anything other than a knee-jerk flag-waver
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Recent Examples of flag-wavers
Onstage at this month’s AmericaFest, the annual conference hosted by Kirk’s organization Turning Point, Aldean and his wife, Brittany, spoke openly about their role as country-music flag-wavers for the MAGA movement.
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Jonathan Bernstein, Rolling Stone, 30 Dec. 2025
Jonathan Bernstein, Rolling Stone, 30 Dec. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for flag-wavers
nationalists
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His visit is the latest olive branch from Washington to a network of hard-line nationalists across Europe, with Vice President JD Vance shattering norms last year by meeting with leaders from Germany’s far-right AfD party.—
Alexander Smith,
NBC news,
26 Feb. 2026
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Schwörer noted that in Spain or Portugal, the right-wing nationalists might defend the right to hunt and hold a bullfight.—
Daniel Engber,
The Atlantic,
22 Feb. 2026
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“Flag-wavers.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/flag-wavers. Accessed 2 Mar. 2026.
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