nationalists

noun

plural of nationalist
as in patriots
one who shows excessive favoritism towards his or her country a staunch nationalist who favored any policy that would give the country more power in the international arena

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Recent Examples of nationalists But Jewish religious nationalists, particularly uneducated young men, remain a threat, said John Munayer of the Rossing Center for Education and Dialogue, an interreligious organization in Jerusalem. — ABC News, 14 Aug. 2026 The fact that Israel’s current leadership apparently feels more solidarity with European nationalists than with the Continent’s political establishment is a strange irony of the moment. — Ishaan Tharoor, New Yorker, 13 Aug. 2026 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 These concerns first surfaced in 2023 when nationalists, traders, and local activists banded together under the banner of the Jammu Kashmir Joint Awami Action Committee, commonly known as JAAC, to pressure Islamabad for fairer treatment. — Hasan Ali, Christian Science Monitor, 26 July 2026 The nationalists were members of the Constitutional Convention that met in Philadelphia in the Summer of 1787 to draft the successor to the articles, the United States Constitution. — Donovan Fifield, Fortune, 19 July 2026 Christian nationalists — once existing in the margins of American Christianity — have become mainstream in recent years, establishing churches that host some of the nation’s most powerful politicians. — Lauren Costantino, Miami Herald, 18 July 2026 The story draws on archaeologists, travelers, and Icelandic nationalists. — Amelia Soth, JSTOR Daily, 15 July 2026 Right-wing nationalists exist here, but haven’t made as many inroads as in Germany, France or Britain. — Nicholas D. Kristof, Mercury News, 14 July 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for nationalists
  1. patriots
  2. chauvinists
  3. loyalists
Noun
  • The families see themselves as patriots that are helping build important economic sectors in the United States and that is there's no insider information.
    — Terry Gross, NPR, 5 Aug. 2026
  • Debuting during America’s 250th anniversary amidst rising hate crimes, the project shifts the focus from defense to pride, honoring the Jewish patriots, scientists, and cultural icons who have shaped the nation since its founding.
    — Staff, FOXNews.com, 16 July 2026
Definition of patriots
Noun
  • There really are chauvinists out there.
    — Mikey O'Connell, HollywoodReporter, 4 June 2026
  • Sacco knows better than most that political chauvinists of all kinds can point to past moments of injury and humiliation to justify any current cruelty or authoritarian project—an especially powerful appeal when those historical injustices are real.
    — Robert Rubsam, The Atlantic, 18 Dec. 2025
Definition of chauvinists
Noun
  • Forcing those carriers to stop flying to Russia would make life less comfortable for officials, oligarchs, and other wealthy loyalists of President Vladimir Putin.
    — Simon Shuster, The Atlantic, 20 Aug. 2026
  • That's kind of his thinking behind all of this -- to keep loyalists in these top jobs.
    — Arthur Jones II, ABC News, 19 Aug. 2026
Definition of loyalists

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