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10 Language-to-English Dictionariesbelliciste
Pronunciation / Transliteration: bellisist
"Le gouvernement a adopté une position belliciste face à la crise."
Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
2 senses- 1
Advocating an aggressive or warlike policy, especially in foreign affairs.
"The defense minister took a hawkish stance during the international summit." - 2
Favoring high interest rates and tight monetary policy to control inflation.
"Markets reacted nervously to the central bank's hawkish comments on inflation."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
Derived from the noun 'hawk', which metaphorically refers to a predatory bird, combined with the suffix '-ish'. The political sense emerged in the United States during the 1960s Vietnam War era, contrasting supporters of military action (hawks) with advocates for peace (doves).
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Hawkish" is said worldwide
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belliciste
Transliteration: bellisist
"Le gouvernement a adopté une position belliciste face à la crise."
kriegerisch
Transliteration: kreegerish
"Der Politiker vertrat eine kriegerische Haltung in der Außenpolitik."
falco
Transliteration: falko
"Il ministro ha assunto una posizione da falco riguardo alla sicurezza."
belicista
Transliteration: belisista
"Los analistas destacaron el tono belicista del discurso."
belicista
Transliteration: belisista
"O senador adotou uma postura belicista em relação ao conflito."
युद्धवादी
Transliteration: yuddhavadi
"उन्होंने कूटनीति के बजाय युद्धवादी रुख अपनाया।"
强硬的
Transliteration: qiángyìng de
"央行官员发表了强硬的通胀言论。"
강경파의
Transliteration: ganggyeongpaui
"그들은 외교 문제에 대해 강경파의 입장을 고수했다."
タカ派の
Transliteration: takaha no
"中央銀行はタカ派的な金融引き締め姿勢を示した。"
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