Jingoist

Quick meaning: Jingoist is a noun meaning One who advocates an aggressive nationalism; one who vociferously supports a nation's military aims.

Meaning

One who advocates an aggressive nationalism; one who vociferously supports a nation's military aims.

More Meanings

1. Jingoistic; extremely supportive of warlike foreign policy.

Example Sentences

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.

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.

Word Forms

• jingoists

Synonyms for jingoist

Depending on context, synonyms include hawk, warmonger, hawkish, chauvinist, jingo, flag-waver.

Antonyms for jingoist

Common opposites include dove, pacifist, dovish.

Related Words

Related dictionary entries include jingo, chauvinist, flag-waver, patrioteer, chauvinism, warmonger.

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