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climate hawk

climate hawk noun: an advocate of aggressive steps regarding climate change and clean energy.

Noun

climate hawk (plural climate hawks)

  1. An advocate of aggressive steps regarding climate change and clean energy.
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Forms of climate hawk

pluralclimate hawks

Origin of climate hawk

Coined by journalist David Roberts in 2010.

Questions about climate hawk

What does climate hawk mean?
Climate hawk means an advocate of aggressive steps regarding climate change and clean energy.
What part of speech is climate hawk?
Climate hawk is a noun.
What is the plural of climate hawk?
The plural of climate hawk is climate hawks.

Words near climate hawk in the dictionary

  1. climate fatigue
  2. climate finance
  3. climate fire
  4. climate fires
  5. climate grief
  6. climate hawk
  7. climate hawks
  8. climate hoax
  9. climate justice
  10. climate migrant
  11. climate migrants

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