hawk
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7.4
- noun
- /hɔk/
:
halcón
- While Wilson attempted to control the worsening situation, the hawks within British military intelligence hoped for a different outcome.
- hawks and doves
- military hawks
So basically it was telling the Hawks to go to hell.
- So basically it was telling the Hawks to go to hell.
- You were elected because you are good, you're a good hawk, and now you become a doe.
- And that's coming from a fundamental lifelong hawk.
- And Lincoln was surrounded by some Hawks who said basically, go get them, go, just go get them.
Examples
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Wanna meet Tom, make sure he's not a chicken hawk.
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But White was hardly a hawk on civil rights issues.
Academic text (1993) -
In any case, how could an old, not to mention dead, first lady be a hawk of any kind?
Fiction book (1998) -
If Hillary Clinton was a "war hawk" -- then Susan Rice is much more so ...
Blog text (16) -
- So you're just gonna let those war hawks start world war III?
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With the midterm elections successfully behind them, the hawks are taking flight, and they're bound for Washington.
Blog text (3) -
Even the toughest US military hawks oppose sending troops to Burma if the country should fall apart.
Academic text (2001) -
So now that I'm Sunny Davis, private citizen again... ...you're gonna have to watch out for me... ...because I'm gonna be watching all of you like a hawk.
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He is known as a hawk in political circles for advocating military intervention.
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Many consider her a hawk because of her strong support for aggressive foreign policies.
Synonyms
17
8.1
A person who wants their country to start a war or use force against other countries
3
7.7
A person who supports using a strong army and war to solve problems
1
7.4
A person who strongly supports using the military or going to war
1
9.3
A person who strongly supports their country and wants it to attack other countries
A person who supports war but never served in the military
Antonyms
Compounds
3
7.1
A medium-sized grey North American bird of prey that flies quickly through woods
- Slang
1
7.0
A player who often steals or catches the ball from the other team to help their team
- Specialized
1
8.6
A medium-sized North American bird of prey with reddish shoulders that lives in woods near water
- Specialized
A grey and white owl that hunts small mammals during the day in northern regions
- Specialized
A large Northern hawk with feathered legs that hunts small animals like mice
A large North American hunting bird with black and white feathers and a deeply forked tail
How Aggressive
Surface Forms
Etymology
Hawk (political) comes from the bird image because hawks attack and look fierce, so people who want military action are called 'hawks'. That's why the word now means someone who supports force or war.