flag-waver

/'flæg,wægiɳ/
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flag-waver

A flag-waver shouts slogans at a crowded political rally.

Definition
  1. Noun:
    • An extreme bellicose nationalist: A person who expresses or promotes extremely aggressive, warlike, or jingoistic national pride. The term often implies a person who advocates for military action or aggressive foreign policy based on fervent patriotism.
Usage
  • The term "flag-waver" is used to describe a person whose nationalism is characterized by overt, enthusiastic, and often uncritical support for their country, typically advocating for its superiority and a confrontational stance toward other nations. It is generally used in a critical or pejorative sense.
Examples
  • Noun:
    • The politician was dismissed by critics as a mere flag-waver, more interested in stirring patriotic sentiment than in thoughtful diplomacy.
    • His speeches were full of flag-waver rhetoric, calling for immediate military intervention.
Advanced Usage
  • The term can be used metaphorically beyond political contexts to describe anyone who shows excessively fervent, uncritical support for a cause, team, or organization, though its primary meaning relates to nationalism.
    • In the corporate debate, he was the chief flag-waver for the old, aggressive sales strategy.
Variants and Related Words
  • Flag-waving (noun): The act or practice of expressing fervent, often aggressive patriotism.
    • The ceremony was criticized for its excessive flag-waving and lack of substantive reflection.
Synonyms
  • Jingoist: A person who boasts of their patriotism and favors an aggressive, warlike foreign policy.
  • Chauvinist: A person displaying excessive or prejudiced loyalty or support for their own group, cause, or nation.
  • Ultranationalist: A person who holds extreme nationalist views.
Antonyms
  • Internationalist: A person who advocates for cooperation and understanding between nations.
  • Pacifist: A person who believes that war and violence are unjustifiable.
Related Idioms/Phrases
  • Wave the flag: To express or stimulate patriotic feelings, often in a showy or uncritical way. This is the verbal phrase from which "flag-waver" is derived.
    • The event was less a discussion and more an opportunity to wave the flag.
flag-waver

A flag-waver shouts slogans at a crowded political rally.

Noun
  1. an extreme bellicose nationalist

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