jingoist
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jingoist
noun jingoists
- One who advocates an aggressive nationalism; one who vociferously supports a nation's military aims. The term "jingoist;" or its equivalent, was applied to Washington and Henry, to Jefferson and Jackson. It was applied to James G. Blaine, the typical American of his time -- a man from beneath whose very toe-nails enough intellect might be scraped to make an hundred Clevelands or McKinleys. All were
adjective more jingoist · most jingoist
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Jingoistic; extremely supportive of warlike foreign policy.
When liberals did acknowledge the persistence of the covenant theme, they treated it like some atavistic beast, lumping it together with the largely aberrant doctrines of ultra-right-wingers, "Jewish conspiracy" advocates, Nazi sympathizers, and jingoist fanatics.
Similar: hawkish
Opposite: dovish
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Opposite: dovish
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noun one who advocates an aggressive nationalism, one who vociferously supports a nation's military aims
| Español | jingoísta |
|---|---|
| Deutsch | Hurrapatriot, Chauvinist, Ultranationalist |
| Русский | ура́-патрио́т urá-patriót, ура́-патрио́тка urá-patriótka, джингои́ст džingoíst, джингои́стка džingoístka |
adj extremely supportive of warlike foreign policy
| Español | jingoísta |
|---|---|
| Русский | ура́-патриоти́ческий urá-patriotíčeskij, джингои́стский džingoístskij |
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@misc{jingoist_2026,
title = {jingoist},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
year = {2026},
url = {https://micwyn.com/word/jingoist},
urldate = {2026-11-06}
}
