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adjective

Definition of jingoistnext
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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jingoist

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noun

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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  1. nationalist
  2. hawk
  3. nationalistic
  4. patriotic
Adjective
  • This is especially critical with a presidential election in May, where his party's candidate is expected to face stiff competition from a nationalist opposition contender.
    Michael Gfoeller And David H. Rundell, Newsweek, 15 Jan. 2025
  • By rights, the Ukrainian president, Volodymyr Zelensky, should be a nationalist hero.
    Jay Nordlinger, National Review, 15 Jan. 2025
Definition of nationalist
Noun
  • This time around, deficit hawks like Norman are voicing the same concerns about the budget impact of assistance to California.
    Mike Lillis, The Hill, 16 Jan. 2025
  • There will likely be China hawks pushing to continue, and potentially extend, the Biden administration’s efforts, but where Trump falls on these issues and how much agreement there is in that aggressive approach remains to be seen.
    Owen Tedford, Forbes, 15 Jan. 2025
Definition of hawk
Adjective
  • The pursuits by the US and China are in part nationalistic and political.
    Jackie Wattles, CNN, 14 Jan. 2025
  • That nationalistic pride and the volume was just amazing.
    Jordan Bianchi, The Athletic, 20 Aug. 2024
Definition of nationalistic
Adjective
  • Music — sacred, patriotic and popular — will feature prominently throughout the day for the evangelical president who campaigned with the Allman Brothers Band, befriended Willie Nelson and quoted Bob Dylan in his 1977 inaugural address.
    Bill Barrow, The Denver Post, 9 Jan. 2025
  • To the show’s credit, though, Matt isn’t just heralded as a patriotic hero who’s right about everything.
    Dave Nemetz, TVLine, 6 Jan. 2025
Definition of patriotic
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