as in nationalist
having or showing excessive favoritism towards one's own country
wrote a history of World War II that was widely criticized for its chauvinist slant
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as in patriot
one who shows excessive favoritism towards his or her country
chauvinists who express their patriotism by plastering flag decals all over their cars
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Adjective
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While Trump may be cynically using his Christian nationalist base, leaders of that movement are even more cynically exploiting Trump to attack the secular foundations of the United States.—
Annie Laurie Gaylor,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
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Charles' speech was also delivered against the backdrop of an uptick in far-right, nationalist politics in Europe.—
Anna Kaufman,
USA TODAY,
27 Jan. 2025
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The pursuits by the US and China are in part nationalistic and political.—
Jackie Wattles,
CNN,
14 Jan. 2025
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That nationalistic pride and the volume was just amazing.—
Jordan Bianchi,
The Athletic,
20 Aug. 2024
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The bureaucratic sideshows of life-size patriotic cut-outs propped up at the doors in office corridors stand as humanoid warnings.—
Armond White,
National Review,
22 Jan. 2025
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The ceremony marked a turning point in Hollywood’s pivot toward patriotic propaganda, in concert with the Department of War.—
Michael Schulman,
The New Yorker,
22 Jan. 2025
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“Chauvinist.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/chauvinist. Accessed 30 Jan. 2025.
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