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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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Among the participants were socialists, ex-royalists, liberals, feminists, and nationalists.—
Arash Azizi,
The Atlantic,
4 Apr. 2026 -
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
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Not only our pets, but the wildlife, such as hawks, owls, coyotes, and others are all at substantial poisoning risk.—
Joan Morris,
Mercury News,
6 Apr. 2026
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Gone are the days of deficit hawks, fiscal conservatives and Tea Party penny-pinchers.—
The Editorial Board,
Chicago Tribune,
5 Apr. 2026
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“Jingoes.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/jingoes. Accessed 18 Apr. 2026.
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