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
  • Putin is also a strong nationalist.
    Kerry Brown, Time, 4 Sep. 2025
  • By the time that war in East Asia took hold, in 1937, China was a decade into its own civil war between the nationalists under Chiang Kai-shek and Mao Zedong’s communists.
    Meredith Oyen, The Conversation, 2 Sep. 2025
Noun
  • Lowthorpe unhurriedly reflects Helen’s sense of wonder, taking the time to admire the hawk’s plumage and the deadly weapons that are its talons and beak.
    Peter Debruge, Variety, 2 Sep. 2025
  • Starkey and state wildlife officials emphasized the important role snakes play in the environment — both as predators and as prey for hawks, coyotes and other wild animals.
    Sacbee.com, Sacbee.com, 28 Aug. 2025
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“Jingo.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/jingo. Accessed 9 Sep. 2025.

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