jingoist

English

Etymology

From jingo +‎ -ist.

Pronunciation

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Noun

jingoist (plural jingoists)

1. One who advocates an aggressive nationalism; one who vociferously supports a nation's military aims.
   • 1919, William Cowper Brann, The Complete Works of Brann the Iconoclast, Volume 12‎^[1]:

     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 jingoes in their day and generation, because all preferred the title of sovereign to that of subject...

Synonyms

• hawk, war hawk, warmonger

Antonyms

• dove
• pacifist

Translations

one who advocates an aggressive nationalism, one who vociferously supports a nation's military aims

• German: Hurrapatriot m, Chauvinist (de) m, Ultranationalist (de) m
• Russian: ура́-патрио́т (ru) m (urá-patriót), ура́-патрио́тка (ru) f (urá-patriótka), джингои́ст (ru) m (džingoíst), джингои́стка f (džingoístka)
• Spanish: jingoísta

chauvinist — see chauvinist

Adjective

jingoist (comparative more jingoist, superlative most jingoist)

1. Jingoistic; extremely supportive of warlike foreign policy.
   • 1988, Jeffrey Hadden, Anson Shupe, Televangelism: Power and Politics on God`s Frontier‎^[2]:

     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.

Synonyms

• hawkish

Antonyms

• dovish

Translations

extremely supportive of warlike foreign policy

• Finnish: sotahullu (fi)
• Russian: ура́-патриоти́ческий (ru) (urá-patriotíčeskij), джингои́стский (ru) (džingoístskij)
• Spanish: jingoísta

See also

• chauvinistic

Anagrams

• joisting