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
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Romania Romanian nationalists suffered a brutal defeat after Budapest Mayor Nicusor Dan clinched the presidency despite initial expectations for a right-wing cakewalk.—
Timothy Nerozzi,
The Washington Examiner,
19 May 2025 -
His father was an Arab nationalist, an ideology at odds with Sharaa's political Islam.—
Tom Perry,
USA Today,
15 May 2025
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This spring, Republicans sidelined fiscal hawks to pass a spending bill that did nothing to tackle deficits.—
The Editors,
National Review,
15 May 2025
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Some fiscal hawks are insisting upon smaller tax cuts to avoid blowing up the deficit.—
Dave Goldiner,
New York Daily News,
15 May 2025
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“Jingo.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/jingo. Accessed 30 May. 2025.
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