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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About forty per cent of the graduates of the Army’s infantry officer schools, Peri notes, come from the dati leumi, or nationalist Orthodox minority, many of them extremist yeshiva students and supporters of settlements.—
Bernard Avishai,
New Yorker,
28 Mar. 2025 -
Since October, Turkish authorities have detained or imprisoned dozens of opposition figures, including the nationalist Victory Party’s leader, prominent journalists, business leaders and even the CHP’s youth branch president.—
Bilal Bilici,
Chicago Tribune,
27 Mar. 2025
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Fiscal hawks in both chambers are already worried that Arrington is right and that counting the cost of Trump's 2017 taxes as $0 will result in a final bill that contributes to the ballooning federal deficit.—
Riley Beggin,
USA Today,
5 Apr. 2025
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Hiking here rewards you with panoramic views of the coastline, where hawks circle overhead and the scent of sagebrush floats on the breeze.—
Cliff Lewis,
Oc Register,
4 Apr. 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
Adjective
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These Department of Government Efficiency volunteers are on a patriotic mission to repair our ship of state.—
Stephen Moore,
Boston Herald,
3 Apr. 2025
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And the most patriotic of you all can own one too: Simply make an appointment with Manuel’s studio near Nashville, get measured, and be prepared to spend.—
Joseph Hudak,
Rolling Stone,
1 Apr. 2025
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“Jingoist.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/jingoist. Accessed 16 Apr. 2025.
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