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budget hawk

budget hawk noun: an advocate of a smaller budget, a deficit hawk.

Noun

budget hawk (plural budget hawks)

  1. An advocate of a smaller budget, a deficit hawk.
    • Vought, a budget hawk and former conservative activist, still has to be confirmed by the Republican-controlled Senate.2020 March 18, Bobby Allyn, “Trump Picks Budget Hawk Russ Vought As OMB Director As Coronavirus Crashes Economy”, in NPR

Forms of budget hawk

pluralbudget hawks

Questions about budget hawk

What does budget hawk mean?
Budget hawk means an advocate of a smaller budget, a deficit hawk.
What part of speech is budget hawk?
Budget hawk is a noun.
What is the plural of budget hawk?
The plural of budget hawk is budget hawks.

Words near budget hawk in the dictionary

  1. budget crisis
  2. budget cut
  3. budget cuts
  4. budget deficit
  5. budget deficits
  6. budget hawk
  7. budget hawks
  8. budget-priced
  9. budgetarily
  10. budgetary
  11. budgeted

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