jingoes

plural of jingo
1
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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2
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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Noun
  • Black Dragon Society members forged relationships with Muslim nationalists in Russia and in the Ottoman Empire in order to build a pro-Japanese network.
    Mimi Hanaoka, The Conversation, 11 Aug. 2026
  • Right-wing nationalists, stronger in some countries than in others, detested liberalism, secularism, and racial equality.
    Ian Buruma, New Yorker, 10 Aug. 2026
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  • Prosecutors said investigators traced the deaths of 118 eagles and 107 hawks directly to Branson.
    Bill Hutchinson, ABC News, 5 Aug. 2026
  • There have long been owls and hawks who live outside of zoos in New York, and there’s a fate that awaits them.
    Owen Gleiberman, Variety, 1 Aug. 2026
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“Jingoes.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/jingoes. Accessed 15 Aug. 2026.

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