hawkish

Definition

Adjective:
- Favoring aggressive military policies or hard-line stances: Describes a person, group, or policy that advocates for a strong, confrontational, and often militaristic approach in foreign policy or conflict, as opposed to a more diplomatic or conciliatory ("dovish") one.
- Advocating for firm, uncompromising measures: More broadly, it can describe an attitude that supports strict, forceful actions to achieve political or economic goals.

Usage Examples

In foreign policy context:
- The senator's hawkish views on international trade led to calls for severe tariffs.
- The country's hawkish stance made diplomatic negotiations very difficult.
In economic or domestic policy context:
- The central bank's hawkish members argued for raising interest rates to combat inflation.
- His hawkish approach to crime focused on longer prison sentences.

Advanced Usage

Comparative and Superlative Forms: "More hawkish," "most hawkish."
- After the attack, the committee's recommendations became even more hawkish.
Used to describe rhetoric or tone: "Hawkish rhetoric," "hawkish speech."
- The general's hawkish speech rallied support for increased defense spending.

Variants and Related Words

Hawk (n): A person who advocates for aggressive or warlike policies. (e.g., )
Hawkishly (adv): In a hawkish manner. (e.g., )
Hawkishness (n): The quality of being hawkish. (e.g., )

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Related Idioms and Phrases

(To be) a hawk vs. a dove: This common political idiom contrasts aggressive ("hawk") and peaceful ("dove") policy advocates.
- In the debate, she positioned herself as a hawk, while her opponent was clearly a dove.

Adjective

disposed to warfare or hard-line policies
- militant nations
- hawkish congressman
- warlike policies

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