person who advocates and clamors for war (in particular an American jingo that favored war with Great Britain around 1812); person who favors aggressive or warlike political policy (Slang)
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War hawk Definition from Language, Idioms & Slang Dictionaries & Glossaries
war hawk
war horse, a horse used in war; the horse of a cavalry soldier; especially, a strong, powerful, spirited horse for military service; a charger...
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Noun
1. an advocate of an aggressive policy on foreign relations
(synonym) hawk
(hypernym) militarist, warmonger
War hawk Definition from Encyclopedia Dictionaries & Glossaries
A war hawk, or simply hawk for short, is a term used in politics for someone favoring war in a debate over whether to go to war. War hawks are the opposite of war doves. The terms are derived through analogy with the birds of the same name: hawks are predators which attack and feed on other animals, whereas doves mostly eat seeds and fruit, and are historically a symbol of peace.
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