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hawkishness

DEFINITIONS OF: hawkishness

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n any political orientation favoring aggressive policies

Antonyms:
dovishness
any political orientation favoring compromise to avoid conflict
Types:
militarism
a political orientation of a people or a government to maintain a strong military force and to be prepared to use it aggressively to defend or promote national interests
war advocacy, warmongering
a policy of advocating war
Type of:
ideology, political orientation, political theory
an orientation that characterizes the thinking of a group or nation
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