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dovishness

Definitions of dovishness
  1. noun
    any political orientation favoring compromise to avoid conflict
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    antonyms:
    hawkishness
    any political orientation favoring aggressive policies
    types:
    peace advocacy
    any policy that advocates maintaining peaceful international relations
    type of:
    ideology, political orientation, political theory
    an orientation that characterizes the thinking of a group or nation
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