jingo

1
as in nationalist
one who shows excessive favoritism towards his or her country a jingo who thought other countries should automatically follow his country's policies

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2
as in hawk
one who urges or attempts to cause a war the often bitter rhetoric between the jingoes and the committed pacifists

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“Jingo.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/jingo. Accessed 3 Dec. 2024.

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