jingo

1
as in nationalist
one who shows excessive favoritism towards his or her country a jingo who thought other countries should automatically follow his country's policies

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2
as in hawk
one who urges or attempts to cause a war the often bitter rhetoric between the jingoes and the committed pacifists

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Noun
  • Paul, however, is not the anti-immigrant hero Christian nationalists have waited for.
    John Fugelsang September 12, Literary Hub, 12 Sep. 2025
  • On the left were environmentalists who wanted to leave carbon in the ground; on the right, MAGA nationalists who were dismantling wind farms and carrying out mass deportations.
    David Weigel, semafor.com, 8 Sep. 2025
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  • In the late 1800s, with farmers upset about losing poultry to raptors, Pennsylvania offered 50-cent bounties for the heads of merlins and other hawks and owls, and paid $90,000 over two years.
    Tom Langen, The Conversation, 9 Sep. 2025
  • Birds of prey, including eagles, hawks, owls, and falcons, circle overhead, while bison gather to compete for mates (around August) or to calve (which usually takes place in April).
    Evie Carrick, Travel + Leisure, 9 Sep. 2025
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“Jingo.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/jingo. Accessed 15 Sep. 2025.

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