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as in nationalists
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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as in hawks
one who urges or attempts to cause a war
the often bitter rhetoric between the jingoes and the committed pacifists
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Encouraged and aided by independent neighbours, Guinean nationalists took up arms in 1962 and after 10 years of fighting expelled the Portuguese from three-quarters of Portuguese Guinea.—
Encyclopedia Britannica,
Encyclopedia Britannica,
2 Apr. 2026 -
Two of its most high-profile residents have been described as Christian nationalists in local media.—
Bracey Harris,
NBC news,
28 Mar. 2026
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The comments reflect an effort by Cruz to minimize internal GOP fractures at a moment when foreign policy, particularly Iran, has exposed real tensions between the party’s traditional hawks and a rising noninterventionist wing.—
Samantha-Jo Roth,
The Washington Examiner,
28 Mar. 2026
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Over the years, a bipartisan coalition supporting nuclear expansion brought together environmentalists who favor zero-carbon power and defense hawks focused on abundant domestic energy production.—
Avi Asher-Schapiro,
ProPublica,
24 Mar. 2026
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“Jingoes.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/jingoes. Accessed 4 Apr. 2026.
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