hawkish

Thân thiện

A hawkish senator argues for increased military spending.

Definition

1. 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., )

Synonyms

• Militant: Combative and aggressive, especially in support of a cause.
• Bellicose: Demonstrating aggression and willingness to fight.
• Hard-line: Unwilling to compromise or change one's position; strict.
• Warlike: Characterized by or prepared for war.

Antonyms

• Dovish: Favoring peaceful, diplomatic, or conciliatory policies.
• Pacifistic: Opposed to war or violence as a means of settling disputes.

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.

Học thuật

Adjective

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

Từ đồng nghĩa

• militant
• warlike