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hawkists

hawkists is the plural of hawkist.

Meaning of hawkist

Noun

hawkist (plural hawkists)

  1. A hawk, someone who espouses hawkish politics, especially a hawkish foreign policy.
    • In America the anti-war activists protested the hawkists with violence. In 1969 President Richard Nixon Vietnamized the Vietnam war after the Viet Cong and North Vietnamese bo doi suffered heavy casualties during the Tet Offensive (1968).2004, David Pham, International Politico

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What is hawkists the plural of?
Hawkists is the plural of hawkist.

Words near hawkists in the dictionary

  1. hawkish
  2. hawkishly
  3. hawkishness
  4. hawkism
  5. hawkist
  6. hawkists
  7. hawkless
  8. hawklet
  9. hawklets
  10. hawklike
  11. hawkling

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