as in hawks
one who urges or attempts to cause a war
jingoists applauding the appointment of a hard-line foreign minister
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hawks
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The House passed the sweeping tax and spending bill after winning over fiscal hawks and moderate Republicans.—
Jeff Young,
MSNBC Newsweek,
17 Sep. 2025 -
That standard has long frustrated election integrity hawks on the right who advocate for more transparency into list-cleaning procedures and more aggressive list purging.—
Miles Parks,
NPR,
17 Sep. 2025
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“Jingoists.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/jingoists. Accessed 20 Sep. 2025.
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