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War hawk

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Noun
  1. 1
    A proponent of war or military intrusiveness. figuratively

    "Suddenly, John R. Bolton, the conservative war hawk and favorite villain of the left, is the toast of Senate Democrats, the last, best hope to prove their abuse-of-power case against President Trump."

  2. 2
    an advocate of an aggressive policy on foreign relations wordnet
  3. 3
    An eagle. dated, literary

Etymology

Late 18th c., often attributed to Virginian Congressman John Randolph of Roanoke, but no written evidence exists. Popularized in debates concerning the War of 1812. Sense "eagle" probably a calque of Old English guþhafoc

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