He's both a hawkish dove and a dovish hawk.
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Dovish
/ˈdʌvɪʃ/
Synonyms for "dovish" (16 found)
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Adjective(4 words)
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More general
2 entrieseconomic policy stanceforeign policy orientation
More specific
6 entriesaccommodative stancediplomatic engagementexpansionary policylow rate biaspeace talks facilitationsanctions diplomacy
Collocations
6 entriesaccommodative policydovish rhetoricdovish stanceeasy monetary policyexpansionary monetary policysoft monetary policy
Inflections
2 entriesmore dovishmost dovish
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2 entriesSample sentences
8 total sentences available.
According to Kathleen A. Francovic, director of surveys for CBS News, it was the “war and peace” issue that seemed to separate the sexes in 1980, with women predictably perched on the dovish side.
Source: wiktionary
Doubtless an expression of frustration at the UN secretary general, who has long been too dovish for Bush administration tastes.
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Caillaux bypassed his Foreign Office in order to impose his own dovish agenda on the negotiations with Berlin […].
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