as in nationalist
having or showing excessive favoritism towards one's own country
a jingoist speech that just stopped short of calling for a declaration of war
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as in hawk
one who urges or attempts to cause a war
jingoists applauding the appointment of a hard-line foreign minister
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Adjective
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Hindu nationalist Prime Minister Narendra Modi has pushed a more uncompromising position on the contested land.—
Rhea Mogul,
CNN Money,
14 May 2025 -
Image The push to call it the Arabian Gulf gathered steam during the Pan-Arab nationalist movement of the late 1950s.—
Farnaz Fassihi,
New York Times,
11 May 2025
Noun
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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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This spring, Republicans sidelined fiscal hawks to pass a spending bill that did nothing to tackle deficits.—
The Editors,
National Review,
15 May 2025
Adjective
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Although Disney executives have expressed optimism about summer booking for the parks this year, the trade war and the administration’s generally nationalistic worldview has increased anti-U.S. sentiment abroad.—
Ryan Faughnder,
Los Angeles Times,
15 Apr. 2025
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A couple Americans — Andy Ruiz and Deontay Wilder — provided nationalistic hope (and some U.S.A. chants) but their legacies mostly fizzled out.—
Anthony Stitt,
Forbes.com,
4 Apr. 2025
Adjective
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Swit played the patriotic head nurse, but had no friends among the hospital staff.—
Rachel Flynn,
People.com,
10 May 2025
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Tens of thousands of patriotic Russians are expected to line the streets, applauding as tanks and intercontinental ballistic missile launchers rumble past.—
Matthew Chance,
CNN Money,
8 May 2025
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“Jingoist.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/jingoist. Accessed 21 May. 2025.
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