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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But over the past two terms of the Hindu nationalist government of Prime Minister Narendra Modi, these vendors were accused of hiding their identity, of pretending to be Hindu.—
Ismat Ara,
TIME,
15 Mar. 2025 -
Our resident box office expert Nancy theorized earlier this week that a swell of nationalist pride, which included some local companies giving their staff the day off to see the film, ultimately pushed the pic over the edge.—
Max Goldbart,
Deadline,
14 Mar. 2025
Noun
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But the austerity hawks in the House Freedom Caucus sound unlikely to settle for anything less than dramatic, economy-warping spending cuts in the very areas that the moderates will want to defend.—
Mark Davis,
Newsweek,
14 Mar. 2025
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All House Republicans except for Kentucky’s Rep. Thomas Massie supported the bill, including several fiscal budget hawks who usually oppose stopgap spending bills on principle.—
Dave Goldiner,
New York Daily News,
12 Mar. 2025
Adjective
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Chastened by the nationalistic fervor that accompanied the victory over Austria, the Diet capitulated.—
Christine Adams / Made by History,
TIME,
13 Mar. 2025
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Each depicts womanhood as representative of nationalistic ideals: America for an antebellum audience not yet open to slavery’s end; Lady Interbellum for a contemporary audience in another hostile moment.—
Shantay Robinson,
ARTnews.com,
28 Feb. 2025
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The family press was also active in publishing patriotic materials, like a petition from the Virginia House of Burgesses protesting taxes imposed by Parliament.—
Alexandra Cox,
Smithsonian Magazine,
10 Mar. 2025
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Fortunately for Carney and the Liberals, Trump’s economic and verbal attacks on our neighbor to the North has served for the most part to unite patriotic Canadians of all leanings.—
Dominic Patten,
Deadline,
9 Mar. 2025
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“Jingoist.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/jingoist. Accessed 25 Mar. 2025.
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